maiden flight cancelled for tonite, son sick.  I am not stupid enough to go try all alone by myself, though some may disagree.

Makes me wonder though, how did things work before the buddy box.   How much time was spent on sims before they were invented and popular.   Someone must have been self taught, why can't I?   OK, all these things lead to a greater chance of success.  I agree with that 100%.   I DID NOT say RC instructors weren't a great group of guys.  This thread has taken a life of it's own in miscommunication.  Well, welcome to posting on boards.

My first tractor on the farm was an International H.  By todays standards, not much of a tractor.  But at the time of it's production it was considered a pretty good tool.   Things change, times change, technology changes.   But, if I choose to make a fire by rubbing sticks together, why not????   If you choose to use an accelerant and a match, so what??  We will both have fire.  You by your way and my by mine.

My intention of this thread was to share the excitement that I have as a newbie for R/C flying.   I suspect that all the advice that followed was good intentioned to point out the pitfalls and errors endured by others.  I accepted those as good advice but suggested that that was not my way of doing things.  Doesn't make it wrong, just not my way.  Well, apparently when I suggested that I will travel a different course, some took it as a condemnation of their way of doing things.  Then tacit namecalling and accusations started.   Geeze, I've been down that road before.  As a ham radio operator, I joined the local club.  Yep, pretty soon it was, "Ya gotta do it this way..."  Well, I do it my way.  Stubborn, arrogant, attitude????   Gentlemen please accept the fact that in a hobby or avocation many courses can be followed.  How would you like to join a club where the focus is Pattern Flying.  Then, you are looked down upon because all you want to do is Park Fly a small e-plane.

My point is, the hobby has so many facets that each can have his own.  Perhaps mine is being able to conquer RC Flight on my own.  I may get the plane up, do one circuit, and land and say "Yep, I did it" and move on....   But the satisifaction of being able to  overcome an obstacle, learn something new, or challange ones self, should not be criticized by those who do things a different way.

Now, having said all that, I feel I have to say, once again.  I don't expect to open a box, spin a prop, and fly aerobatics.  I have no intention of even trying that.  Lots of study and prep have gone into this endeavor, and, I hope to be sucessful.  Where do I want to go with this hobby???   I want to fly ,my little airplanes around my farm.  I want to design, build, crash, determine the defect, refine, build somemore, and repeat.   It is a mental exercise and a challange for an old man.  Perhaps some neighbor kid will watch and I'll let him crash.

Somewhere in this blathering post, I have offended someone...  Let's see what shakes out.   For those who have publically and privately sent me messages of encouragement, thanks...

I guess I will keep you posted.  I would ask that we continue this thread and future posts with lightheartedness and humor.  For years to come, as the posts continue, you may get a chuckle out of-  "Well, the Kennelmaster made another smoking hole