ORIGINAL: WindGap
Crashing is part of this sport. Even if I have a small crash, I simply just chuck the plane and start over w/a new one. I figure it takes just as much time to put together an ARF as it takes to repair a crashed plane. Time is more important to me.<div></div><div>My first plane was a Nexstar. 15 sec of flight. No training, no balancing. I think I even had the ailerons in reverse. Dumn enthusiastic joy. Just went up. It came back down pretty quick. "Well, there goes that." Simply just threw it into the trash on my way into the house. Got on the computer and ordered myself a Tower Trainer 40 same evening. </div><div></div><div>It's not so much the plane as the nerves you must overcome on the next maiden. </div><div></div><div>It's hard to get an instructor to fit my busy time schedule, and sometimes I just feel like flying and I don't feel like waiting on anyone. So, I just
wingedit (no pun intended). My next plane, I simply took the new plane out and took it up. Trimmed it and got it flying. Landed it too. Not really any experience whatsoever. Just kinda thought I could do it. However, my enthusiasm for the sport had less cursory, more caution. I made sure I balanced it before going up and made sure the servos were going in the correct direction.
</div><div></div><div>Don't feel too bad. Simply get back up and fly again. </div><div></div><div>When I told my bro about my new found hobby, he stated, "It's kids play." Move along. Perhaps, it's no big deal.</div><div></div><div>When asked what he does when he falls off his motorcycle, Jay Leno replied, "It's just like sex, simply hop right back on." </div><div></div><div>In short, learn from your mistakes and get right back in the game.</div><div></div><div>In regards to marriage, everyone deserves a chance at divorce. In regards to flying, everyone deserves a shot a crashing.</div><div></div><div>Get a Tower Trainer. It's one of the least inexpensive planes to crash. Flies alright too. </div>
Thanks, I am not new to crashing. I don't remember the problems in the days of U Control but I did crash then too like everyone else.
When I started in RC in the 70s after my 6 years was up in the Army in '72I built a plane, put a much larger motor on it than it was supposed to have and when it came to control surfaces I said~~~"if 1" of throw is good 2" has to be better". I got off the ground without regards to balance and looked right back into it and totaled the plane.
I built several others and was starting to get a pretty good hang of things but my job and schooling and the young family really had to take priority if you know what I mean. Now it's just the wife and I and we have our own hobbies to keep us busy. I decided to give this another try and someday hope to build from plans.
As a retiree I have lots of time, I just have to watch the budget.
Building keeps me busy and I have always liked doing something like that. I spent my career working electronics and was a ham for a number of years and lost interest in that. I built cars for some time but that's entirely too expensive for the retirement budget.
RC seems to fit the bill along with a little volunteer work now.