I am relatively new to the hobby ~ 1.5 years and had my first crash last weekend. I learned on an Alpha 60 trainer and moved up to a hangar’s 9 60 size stick. I am very concerned with the seriousness of my crash as I completely destroyed my Stick while flying inverted maybe 40 – 50 feet off the ground and using the WRONG elevator input to regain altitude (up elevator as opposed to down). The plane just plunged into the ground while at full throttle and my reaction time was not quick enough to correct my error. I guess I also misjudged the altitude I was flying at. I see myself starting all over again in the hobby as the stick was the only plane I owned and don’t even know if I could reuse the Evo .61 engine I had on it.

I am debating whether I should get another stick and get more flying time on it or if I should upgrade to a 3d plane like the funtana s40, funtana x50 or even the funtana x100. I really enjoyed the Stick and had plenty of “trouble free” flying time on it until my terrible mistake that I would attribute to lack of concentration and over confidence. I was able to learn basic rolls, inverted flying and was starting to learn knife edges. I really like the way Hangar 9 planes look and want to start exploring the world of 3d flying and learn more fancy maneuvers. Up until the crash I’d had a really good learning experience, but right now I am not sure I am ready for an upgrade.

I am not so sure I should be upgrading to better, bigger and more expensive planes after the crash I had; on the other hand, getting a stick again would be kind of “boring.” Could any one help me decide what to do next?

Any advise is greatly appreciated