The best advice here is get an instuctor! I learned very fast with an instuctor but if had not been there my first few flights waiting on the buddy cord there would have been no way that the plane would have servive! I only had about an hour first day but walked away thinking there is no way he could teach me. Next day I had more time to fly even a couple of touch and goes and the very next day I soloed! Nothing but pure joy since, Just get an instructor, there are so many that will teach you and once taught you will meet the best folks in the world going to the fields and fly-ins! Just save you money and posibly your health and do it the right way. I promise you that that first landing will still be has great as if you crashed a hundred planes doing it your way then made a good landing! But if you do have to still do it your way please video tape the crashes to put into the next I think its crasher 6? Here is the phone number for Prop wash video's 702-731-5217 that way you can make sure you are in thier next crasher video!