hey all, today at my flying field I finally took off. Man it was sweet, and easier than i thought I took off and flew it in circles for about 2 passes then my instructor took it down and i took off again. I did this 3 time total!!

It feels great to see Your plane go up and You're flyin it
Im about a week away from soloing says my instructor

just thought ide let you in on my day!!

Congrats. I remember my first take off, and my first crash. Come to think of it. They both happened the same day.

Congrats Avistarpilot. My first take off and crash wee spaced apart, but you still gotta watch out for them darn trees.

Sounds cool. Little more work and you will be landing. Thats when the fun begins!

Going great.

Keep up the practice and before you know it, you will be a solo flyer. Now that is a thrill that stays with you all your life - really.

Let us know how you are progressing.

Take care,

Give the take off the respect it deserves or some time it will bite you.

Yeah....My first takeoff and lanfing were actually more thrilling then the first solo flight by itself. After a while takeoffs became "routine" to me, even with heavy crosswind......the day I made the maiden flight of my new airplane, of my own design, I crashed some 5 seconds after I took off. It was so routine that I didn't care that the crosswind was too heavy at that day.. Just to let all know and don't fall on the same error I felt. If the wind is too strong DON'T FLY!!! I learned it by the hard way.....

BTW congrats!! And good luck too

If you want to take a look at what happened to my plane, look in this thread:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/showthread...37&forumid=144]