Well, I was self taught and did fly for almost three years all by myself with a nexstar and no crashs during that time or even causing any damage to my plane. And yes I did fly alot.

So yes I self taught myself how to fly, but once I got hooked up with some season flyers I was taught so much from them that I would have never of known about with out their help. Like new flying skills, tuning of the engine, etc.... So I would say try to get up with some other flyers and it will open up a whole new rc area for you, plus it is great to do what we love to do with others that fell the same as you do about flying.