hi I am new to flying and i have a T-Hawk electric park flier with rudder control that i have just mastered. So now i have bought a Ripmax Nova trainer with a thunder Tiger .40 engine and I have finished making it and am ready to fly, I am a little nervous as I have never done a rolling take off i am really looking for a few helpful first flight tips as i know i will crash eventually but i would love to survive the first few flights! I live miles away from any model shops let alone clubs. I think Landing will not be too much of a problem as i have done loads with my T-Hawk but Take-offs I would love any tips on as my plane has a steerable nosewheel which i have after some advice fixed straight! could this cause any problems ?Beginer Ripmax Nova 40 trainer

Hi, I am very new to RC flying too. The only thing I can tell you is to find an instructor and have him take you up on a buddy box. This is what I did my first time flying, I was so nervous, even though I knew if I messed up he could take control of the plane, I couldnt imagine starting out with no help at all. But definitely get someone to take you up on a buddy box, you dont want to crash your plane for your first flight, these planes are far diffrent from "rudder only park fliers"

Good Luck !

Where are you flying if not at a club ? I would second the advice to find an instructor but if you must go it alone please do it safely, i.e. a long way from any other people because you're going to crash. Do not try it in a public park or anywhere like that. Do you have insurance ? If not you're even more of a disaster just waiting to happen.

You will need some fairly smooth grass to take off and land (a lot more of it than you probably realise). That plane is a lot faster and heavier than you're used to and with ailerons and less dihedral, a lot less self-correcting. If you let go of the controls it won't sort itself out, it will simply crash.

I think you'll find landings might not be quite as easy as you think. Just getting it to land in the same field as you will be a trick. Picking it up afterwards in one piece will be a really neat trick.

BTW there are at least a dozen clubs in Gloucestershire. I'd try to find one somewhere near to you and let them teach you.

Steve