I am long retired and used to fly gas models only up to intermediate level. I recently watched electric flight, bought a Wing Dragon and enjoy it. I then built a foam ChargerRc 260, intending to fly it very gently until I developed some experience. So for my first flight I put elevator and rudder on the right stick and ailerons on the left. This was obviously a big mistake because on take off the plane veered off to the right, didn't really respond to left rudder and crashed into a tree before I could react quickly enough to use the ailerons. I don't really belong to a club, there are just a few of us who fly over a soccer pitch. A more experienced guy told me that a flat foam plane with no dihedral cannot be controlled with rudder only because it has no inherent stability. A couple of other flyers didn't really agree. I would really appreciate some feedback. I think I may have tried to exceed my present skills !! Many thanks.