I am one of the beginners... <div>
</div><div>I bought a HZ super cub a few weeks ago, and this past Sunday was the first trip out (of three) that didn't end with with the SC in pieces (Hooray!).  There were four flights, five landings (heh heh, meaning one BIG bounce when I accidentally goosed the throttle on touchdown).  I think the advice here is EXCELLENT, and was very helpful.</div><div>
</div><div>I spent a fair amount of time with FMS (which really helped with teh control "inversion" issue) - probably 5-6 hours of fooling around with it.    Im now acrobatic on FMS, not so much with the real controller in my hands.     </div><div>
</div><div>I did one other thing that I think helped a LOT... I did a lot of taxiing.    I took the S/C out into my cul-de-sac - a big square expanse of blacktop.   I "flew" countless patterns there - downwind, base, final.   It helped more with the control inversion, as well as allowed practice with minimized control inputs - big control inputs almost always ended with me over correcting, so I learned NOT to do that.</div><div>
</div><div>The end result was that I managed to touchdown on the street the FIRST time I actually tried, because I only really had to think about altitude and speed.     Out of 4 landing attempts, I was able to touch down on the street three times, the other one I got a bit of a gust that blew me into tall grass.</div><div>
</div><div>Net : For me, I think the SIM and taxi time were invaluable...</div><div>
</div><div>jc</div><div>
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