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Old 06-07-2008 | 09:32 PM
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terrabit2001
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Default Complete newb - very (not as) frustrated!

Hi guys... maybe you can give me a little pep talk, and some advice.
I bought a Supercub... very nice plane from what I can tell. The issue is that I have had 2 outings with the plane and both times have been a disaster!

The first outing, I did a ground take off (I know not recommended for beginners), and immediately overcontrolled into a nose up stall, followed by a crash and roll which snapped the tail off clean.
I have since repaired it and went out for a second foray again tonight. Well, not much different than the first time... but no permanently broken parts this time. I even tried hand launching and rather comically nosedived into the dirt a couple of times.

I called it a night, because my brand new cub is getting a little dinged up now and I have barely left the ground!
I am getting a little discouraged, because I feel like I have NO control whatsoever of the aircraft. I dont even know if its totally me that is the issue, or if the servos are not aligned properly or something.
I suspect maybe 75% me and 25% plane set up (after the crashes and all).

I went over to a local RC field tonight looking for instructors only to find out that its Helo only... so I dont know what to do?
I was thinking of first off taking my plane to a hobby shop and paying them to check out the control systems and adjust if necessary... and also ask them if there are any clubs around.

Any advice for a noob?