oooh! the time is getting closer

im literaly counting down the days until i can get in the air! (beginning of May) Pretty soon i will be flying my very own airplane! [8D] ive contacted a local club and spoke to the administrator (very nice bloke) and he advised me to come to a meeting and talk to some of the other lads and see if they can share a bit of their experiance with me

NEEEEEEOOOOOWWW!!!!! *THUD*

...trying not to think about the crashing... but im already drawing rings around the pictures in the catalouge choosing my 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and all other airplanes.

tho theres a few things that have been playing on my mind... maybe you can shed some light on it?

1: ive been playing Microsoft flight simulator for more than 5 years (started out on the classic 98, then bought the 2002 addition when it came out) so i know what all the control surfaces do, how to use them and what will happen if i do use them, ive also been "practicing" on a small free Flight Simulator called FMS, but will that be enough practice? i dont have easy access to any of those fancy TX's that plugs into your computer or those G3 simulator programs so im kind of up a creek without a paddle...

2: i dont have any BMFA membership or whatever it is called and will i need it if i join a club? also there is a Disused airfield about a mile away from me (has been turned into common land so it is open to the public) and i used to go up there a lot with my Nitro trucks, so will i be able to fly there or will i need BMFA membership? its a pretty big airfield about a mile across and 2-3 miles long (i think) so i dont think there will be any complaints about noise

3: The choice of trainers is limited on my side of the pond by the amount of sensibly priced trainers available and my budget. ive narrowed my choice down to a Seagull Boomerang or a Seagull Arising star, ive heard bad things about the weak landing gear on the Boomerang but how much better is the Star?

4: im also limited on radio gear, choosing a fancy computerised radio set such as a Futaba 6EXAP eats up over half my budget, i have been warned about using cheaper radio sets and also have heard of problems with the GWS 6 channel set, so what other alternatives are there besides the Futabas? (under £90 if possible)

5: im also stuck on fuel, my local hobby shop closed down and now my nearest one is about 50 miles away (being 14 i dont have any transport that will willingly take me 50 miles) and that shop doesnt even sell fuel, my local Halfords store only stocks Tornado 16% but this contains 8% oil and isnt suitable for Aircraft use (i figured that out for myself ) so my only other choice is mail order, the best price i can find is for a Quarter gallon of Model Technics Qwikfire 10%, is this a good fuel as i have heard it is c*** in Truck engines

i will probably think of more, but those are just a few questions that i have been thinking about, any advice will be greatly appreciated