righty, you remind me of me!

2 years till you move onto to dc-3?

all depends on how often u get to the field. If you can get down once or twice a week then you'll be flying solo in a few months, then after that, a 2 hour session at the flying field, cut the chat and you don't have to have an instructor helping you. Before i solo'd, i got maybe 2/3 flights a session (2 hours)

now i've solo'd, i usually talk a lot to the guys but i still get in about 5 flights a session now, sometimes when i'm not really in a talky mood, i can get around 10 flights in!

don't be dis-couraged, the dc-3 is a beautiful model indeed. Maybe after mastering your trainer, you could modify it to have to wing mounted engines? If its a size .40 engine trainer, get 2 size .18's on the wings, this'll help you, and trainers are very modifyable
after this, get the dc-3 kit and build it, still get help from your instructor for the first few flights so you can get the hang of it

i think i should do the same though....i'm trying a twin engined vtol plane out and i haven't flown a twin before!

i've had all the various comments and stuff about me not being able to handle it. I should get someone to help me but because its so different, i dont really want anyone else touching the thing :stupid:

i know this sounds kinda pathetic but in my club, if my vtol does work, there's only 2 or 3 people i'm going to let have a little go with it as they are the only people who gave me a bit of support whilst everyone else was saying "it won't work, wait another 5 years" and the various crap

oh well,