I did teach myself. I started with a FireBird, which is small and light, but very easy to repair and cheap. I crashed it very very very many times. Just replave with anew wing once I was not able to repair it any more and go at it again. If you want to teach yourself i would go with a FireBird, or something to the like of it.

After I was able to go out and fly the FireBird everyday, or close to it, with out crashing and being able to spot land it where I planned on it.I got bored with it and moved up to atrainer glow plane. I should add that I did fly the FireBird for about two years before moving up.

I read many post here on RCU and tried to apply everything to the glow plane trainer. I do not know how many years I haveI had the trainer and how many hoursI had on the trainer before I had my first crash. My first crash was not with the trainer, but was with a war palne after many years of flying.

The point I am making is that yes you can teach yourself how to fly. It may bevery expensive or you make take right off to it and learn tofly. Who really knows without knowing you, but the norm is that trying it alone does not work out because of thecost to fix and/or replace.

If you are going to do it alone just be careful and safe about it. Andas i am sure you already know their is alot more tolearn/know than to juatbe able to fly a RC plane.