Gotta love Gary Harris's "No guts no glory" I taught myself on some S.P.A.D.s and it was a riot! I'd hate to say it and forgive me for being rash but there is alot to be learned from crashes! Like how to get out of a spin for instance... after several spin-induced crashes I keep my speed up on landings! Though I think a better way to learn is to get something that flys straight to begin with an have an instructor or buddy box... personally i think anyone can get the mechanics of flying a plane as long as they dont just give up after a small crunch... I'v only been flyin' a year now and i'm workin on a 50cc Extra right now, just keep it in the air and toy with how it flys slow before a landing, and dont give up its a brilliant hobby!