Thanks for the advice. My professor wants me to finish assembling the plane ASAP so having someone else watch is probably not an option at this point. Yes, piper_chuck generously agreed to let us learn on his GWS slow stick. It sounds like we will have to learn on a trainer before flying the mini super sportster. Hopefully my professor will understand and have the patience. Hes a very go, go, go type of person when he wants to do something. We are definitely building a prototype wing and testing that separately from the plane until we have a solid design and have mastered the R/C plane. Thank you for all the advice.