2 kids in my neighborhood taught themselves how to fly RC with a 6 foot span, 2 channel glider. They showed me how to fly it and I bought a kit and built my own. After I taught my sisters how to fly it and got bored with it, I sold it to another kid in the neighborhood after giving him a couple hours worth of help so he could fly it on his own. This is 1 proven way to learn the basics of RC flight control for a relatively small investment..