&lt;meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" />&lt;meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId" />&lt;meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator" />&lt;meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator" />&lt;link href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\Dave\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_fi lelist.xml" rel="File-List" /><![if gte mso 9]><xml><w:WordDocument><w:View>Normal</w:View><w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom><w:PunctuationKerning /><w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /><w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid><w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent><w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText><w:Compatibility><w:Br eakWrappedTables /><w:SnapToGridInCell /><w:WrapTextWithPunct /><w:UseAsianBreakRules /><wontGrowAutofit /></w:Compatibility><w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetE xplorer4</w:BrowserLevel></w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]><![if gte mso 9]><xml><w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"></w:LatentStyles></xml><![endif]><style type="text/css"><! Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}@page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;}div.Section1 {page:Section1;}></style><![if gte mso 10]><style> Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:#0400;mso-fareast-language:#0400;mso-bidi-language:#0400;}</style><![endif]><p class="MsoNormal">I am pre-new to r/c flying &amp; would like to get started. <span style=""></span>Since I know absolutely nothing about it, I'm going to be relying on you professionals out there to help me out. <span style="">

Iknow helicopters are more difficult than planes, but I'm thinking Istand a better chance of learning if I can keep in in front of me so Ican see what's going on.
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o></o></p><p class="MsoNormal">What is the best way to get started? <span style=""></span>Should I buy a beginners helicopter &amp; learn to fly it first? <span style=""></span>My thought on this is that if I learn on a toy, when I step up a bit, won't I have to start all over with different controls? <span style=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o></o></p><p class="MsoNormal">If I should start on a simulator, should I buy a controller first, or would the controller that comes with the simulator be ok? <span style=""></span>I don't want to learn on the simulator controller if a real one is going to operate different.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o></o></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,</p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dave</span>