Thanks to all that replied to this site. I am relatively new to the hobby and I am mostly self taught but not necessarily by choice. I have learned allot about safety in this 5 minutes of reading here. And admittedly made every mistake mentioned here with by the grace of god no injuries.

Other than the stake and parachute rope (don't know were to get that kind of rope) what else works good to restrain an airplane on the ground in grass or possibly on hard surface?

I would like to see a few more tips listed here. As for instructors and clubs, I will check into some training (I know cart before the horse). Keep in mind though; there are probably bad clubs and/or trainers out there. If I'm going to learn it should be good information. That is why I like to learn here, you get a cross check on everything that is potentially wrong!!!!