I taught my self to fly and im damn proud to prove to the haters that it is really easy to fly If you go into it knowing what to do. Get FMS (Free simulator) and a cheap esky $23 computer transmiter found on ebay or serch google for clear view and they have some for sale. 2-3 hours on the simulator just to get used to the oriantation and the control movment and you are good to go!