hi there. a couple years ago i was the new guy just trying to get my plane into the air. some of those "old guys" looked over my rtf trainer and luckely enuf i didnt have to change a thing. but in time i have become comfotable with my brief pre-flight which includes basic structure checks control surfaces and engine tuning with a daily range check. but even still today i was flying and my club field and i pulled vertical stalled my plane (intensionally) recovered and out of the corned of my eye i see something shiny fall from the sky. when i passed by where i was standing i noticed that my nose gear looked a little weird. after another fly by i realized the my nose wheel was hangin by the control arm. i then proceeded to make my first crash landing and performed a perfect landing minus the nose wheel. no extra damage just a couple of stupid screws that even under a decent pre-flight still manage to be over looked. there was no warning that the nose gear was loose. absolutly no awkuward control respone nothin.