Hi Guys just to let you know how Ive got on the last couple of months. Firstly I bought myself the FS ONE simulator which I found to be very very helpful, especially for orientation! [&:] I spent many an hour playing around with that until I could fly comfortably and get the plane to do what I want. I then went and bought the E Flite Yak54F Foamie as the foamies on the sim seemed pretty easy to fly and fairly slow. And then the big day [X(] I maidened the Yak and surprisingly I didnt crash! In fact I found it flew remarkably like the sim the only real difference Id say is how it bounced around in the wind. Anyway after a few weeks of flying the Yak around I felt a bit adventurous and splashed out on a Precision Aerobatics Electric Shock which Ive been mainly flying since as It handles the wind a bit better. Ive been gradually improving my flying over the past weeks and have managed to start learning quite a few aerobatic manouvers (again something in which the sim came in handy for) which so far my planes have survived. Unfortunately I felt the urge to splash out again and have ended up buying the 3dhobby shop yak 54 47" which I am patiently waiting for to come from the US as we speak. Anyway guys thanks for the tips and heres a few pics of my planes!