All this reminded me of a flight I made back when I was new to all this. I had just finished a 1/2A plane, don't remember what it was, and went out in the pasture to fly it. First mistake. I got it fired up, second mistake, and hand launched it into the breeze. It flew out straight ahead, but it was heading for an orchard of Pecan trees. I knew it would not climb over the trees so I yanked it into a right turn and it went between a barn and the orchard, third mistake. When it disappeared behind the barn I knew it was still flying as I could hear the engine running. When I figured it was clear of the back of the barn I pulled it into another right turn and leveled it off (I hoped) and waited a few long seconds to see it reappear from behind the barn. Exhaling all the air I had sucked in when the plane first disappeared from sight, I meant to fly it out where I had more space, fourth mistake. I still can't figure out what signal I sent it, but the plane snap rolled and flew into the ground. End of flight and end of plane, but the begining of a long long association with R/C models and pitfalls. I'm still making mistakes, but I don't know how many. I've lost count as I have been having just too much fun to care!