I just flew my new Cox Electra cub electric trainer this morning, its a two channel, elevation and rudder control. The first three hand tosses, the plane just nose dove into the ground about ten feet away from me. Each time I had to put the rudder back on. Battery fully charged and everything working right.

Ready to give up, I decided to give it one last strong hand launch. This time the plane dropped again, looked like it was going to hit the ground again, but leveled out about a foot from the ground and began to elevate. Once in the air, the plane flew great, and was very easy to control. This is the first beginner plane I've flown with a rudder, and I was very impressed. The other plane I own is a two engine electric. I flew it for a few minutes, than while attempting to land, crashed it, but just minor repairable damage.

My question is, there was absolutely no wind today. I'm wondering if with a slight wind, the plane would have been easier to hand lauch. Any one else have this type of experience with a hand launched electric trainer, or any advice I would appreciate it. The directions say only to fly in winds less than 10 mph. Thanks for any input.