Crash,

I wrote this just before your second post. Since I wrote it I am going to post it. Maybe it will help somebody????

For what it’s worth. Here are some thoughts.

If you need room to build….Don’t crash them so you can. Find some young guy in the club that is short on funds and give one to him. I know you weren’t serious with that part but anyway…

You like to build? If you are good at it, build for others. Perhaps you won’t make any money but you could build that way and not have to spend a dime. Of coarse you don’t get to keep what you build. In the old days you could get some one to buy two of everything minus radio and engine to build a particular plane. That way you’d build them one and have one for yourself.

As for flying stuff.

Something a little bigger might be of help for you. The “extra” will be all right as long as you set it up to be docile. By that I mean, engine and prop for moderate speed and control surfaces set up for moderate sport and not extreme.

But if you can - get some thing that flies stable and comfortable that is easily repaired, and inexpensive. You get the picture. Something like a 60 size stick. The bigger planes (even 60 compared to 40) do fly better but more importantly they are so much easier to see.

The biggest suggestion I can give you on flying is this. Using said plane doing one thing at a time and force yourself to do what makes you nervous. If landings bother you, practice till you can grease them in every time. Do little to nothing else except practice that. Force your self to fly five or six full flights per flying day. If you were to get two flying days with about five flights each day of almost nothing but touch in goes you will be amazed. Get a plastic prop and bring the CA and 5 minute epoxy.

Once you have landing down start in on your figure eights. I am not talking cuban eights and such. Example; a 360 degree circle to the left roll into a 360 degree circle to the right then back to 360 left and so on. This particular practice will give you a good feel for the plane and teach you to fly it in every attitude coming and going left right and so on. (we are not even talking about inverted yet) Once you can do the figure eight and put the plane exactly were you want it every lap around the field you will have gained the flight control confidence to move on to the next.

When and if the time comes to learn inverted start back at the beginning of your training just upside down. Get comfortable with strait line. Then add one turn. Then add one lap, then practice the figure eights.

If you have a fellow pilot or friend that can watch your flight and give advice in between flights rather than being in your ear during the flight might help as well.


As silly as it sounds develop a flight plan whatever it is you choose to do. This way you have a goal to learn something and you can feel it and be proud when you learn it. Learn to fly the plane and not let the plane fly you. Add new maneuvers to your routine one at a time and practice it till you can do it comfortably (at least) before adding next maneuver.



So much more I could say but too much to type. I hope this in some way will help you and or others that may read this.