I also taught myself to fly . For several reasons

1. I`m hard headed.
2. See number 1.

It was spendy and took much longer learning the little tricks that come from someone with hands on experience . Also , if you hook up with the right bunch people , the help you well get is priceless.

Yes you can teach your self to fly , but I found out I would have been ahead to hook up with someone from the start. If I had found RCU sooner , I would have been several crashes ahead of the game. lol But I`m Hard Headed