I made my maiden flight the other night with my EasyStar and an instructor. He basically launced the plane and brought it up to a safe altitude and then gave me the controls. What struck me the most is even though it wasn't very breezy the wind, especially at that altitude really fought the plane. All in all, I had the control for about 1-2 minutes before the instructor took them back and brought it in for landing. We then checked the battery and he suggested taking it home and giving it a good charge before using it again (the LHS said a 30-minute charge was sufficient before 1st use but now I know better).

After the flight he suggested I go to the local high school football field and practice launching at full throttle and then landing at the far end of the field. This sounded like a good idea to me but I was wondering what other techniques can be practiced in a smaller confined area. I probably won't use the field as there's another open field adjacent to the football field that's a lot more wide open.

Anyway, it was good to get some flying under my belt and I'm looking forward to getting out to the field again next week and hopefully, give my 9-year old his turn at the controls!