Originally posted by Plane Insane
I would recommend having one of your more experienced friends stand by you for the first one or two flights. Having an experienced person you trust fly it for it's maiden voyage is a good idea too.
I second that. I know a guy that had been flying a trainer for three days and was bored out of his mind. So, he got a WM 1.20 size Extra w/ Saito 1.80. It was his first taildragger and it was a wiggly takeoff. After flying it around for awhile he started considering landing it and had some second thoughts. The ol' instructor at the field landed it for him really saving my... uhum... I mean, his, bacon. :-)
The subsequent flights and landings went really well without any moral support required.
