Thank you to all who posted as I have read them all and taken them to heart. I have bought a HZ Super Cub, but ripped the nose off while trying to teach myself to fly, but then learned that the ACT technology actually hurts first time pilots by guessing what the pilot is doing. I was flying laps around an open field up high when I lost alot of altitude and hit a baseball backstop. It all of a sudden dropped about 30-50 feet and then I was to low and inexperienced to avoid the collision. Then next day I went out and got a HZ Firebird Phantom and love it. I have had a ton of successful flights and enjoy the stability of this plane in the air with engine on or off, very easy to fly in my oppinion.
However, after reading the posts here, I went out and got my AMA License and joined my local club(Finally found the field and some great ppl) and they were very eager to help, but all were not impressed with my foamies... lol. I just ordered a Hobbico Avistar off Tower and am currently waiting for it to arrive. I already have the instructor lined up and am looking forward to getting much better at keeping my planes in one piece.

In closing I just want to thank you all again because if it werent for you guys urging me to go to a club, I would still be ripping up foamies in the park wondering why Im not getting any better at flying. After my first flight it became apparent that I am not a natural and definately need training... lol. So again, I just want to thank each and every one of you for the info as I believe this will keep me in the sport rather than getting discouraged and giving up. I love flying. Jon