Read every word these guys tell you.

I got into planes about 20 years ago just for the modeling aspect of it and never really thought about flying. Since I raced cars, I thought it would be boring. Boy was I wrong! One day a guy gave me an OS .10 and I put it on a PT-20 and deciced I was going to fly. Me and a buddy found a dead end street that we figured was the perfect spot. to maiden the PT-20 that i just spent 3 months building. First flight was pretty much straight up and down. So I rebuilt the plane, tried again, and again with that under powered, duct taped, silver mono-ed, untuned motored thing and did eventually soloed. Kinda!

I gave up for about 5 years and then a few of my car racing buds got into planes so I built a Kadet LT-40 with a Magnum .52 four stroke and again, we found a dead end street to fly on. Still not a very bright thing to do but with child support and everything, I really couldn't afford racing cars, building planes, joining the AMAand besides, I heard rumors that the guys at the local club field were rude arseholes which turned out NOT to be true! My buds would take off my plane, hand me theradio and I was able to flygoing left only, and land it for me.

Present day. About 3 months ago I bought a Super Star .40 and installed an OS 46 AX on it, bought a sim and joined the AMA. I started hanging out at the club field sometimes without my plane and a few times with the planejust to listen and learn. Tuning motors, watching them fly and mentally taking notes on how they flew when the wind was strong, changing conditionsetc. I had my first solo several weeks ago after wasting 20 years because I was too hard headed to ask for help.

Today, I maidened a LT-40 with another Mangum .52 four stroke and was able to do it all on my own including breaking in and tuning the motor all by myself. It only took 20 years. lol