I taught myself to fly. Took 10 airplanes or so before I figured out how to land, set a carburetor, get ailerons all set right etc. Then I found out I could join a club! Within six months I had gone from the small stuff to 33% and everything in between. At one point I had over 50 aircraft and 40 of them add gas and fly. Then I bought my F-15 Ducted Fan. I flew around 30 to 50 flights on the F-15, or at least that's what I say. It could have been more like 15 or 20. I don't know. However, I only ran it off the runway a few times and I never crashed it. I knew when I saw a turbine for the first time that to me it was the top of the food chain and I wanted to be there. About 19 months after I started with a three channel electric plane I solo'd a Kangaroo with a RAM 1000 (that was three weeks ago). I spent roughly 20 Grand getting to that point. The incredible sensation I felt when that engine and plane roared past me down the runway 20 feet off the deck made the road well worth the travel. My second Turbine Jet is in production right now. At one point I had over 50 airplanes in my garage/house. I now have less than 10. I've heard some guys on here getting into jets after 20 or 30 years in the hobby. What that tells me is a couple of things. Some people just have the skill to do it. Some people just have the money to do it and little skill. Some people have building skill (I'm not one of them). It takes a lot of guts to send a several thousand dollar airframe down the runway and off into the sky. If you want to do it, there are DF trainers out there, don’t be scared of it. Just ask questions, post them here, people will answer them! Take a digital picture, post it, ask if it’s right. Go to your local field, ask several people for their opinion and then make up your own mind based on what you are hearing. But if it’s your passion, don’t let anyone stop you. Don’t say you’re not anywhere near experienced. When I flew the F-15, I had no idea what was going to happen. I just went for it! But do yourself a favor on first flight, have a really good accomplished pilot standing next to you coaching you through everything. And use the best equipment you can afford. Even if you have to start out small, the skill you’ll gain on an aircraft that works really well, will help you on future projects. Good Luck, Sean