Flying for the first time - How hard could it be?

This article is to share with friends and family who wonder why we spend so much time trying to learn to fly and think that they could do it better.

I built a quadcopter a few years ago. I never got it working quite right due to APM's (Ardu Pilot Mega/ArduCopter) barometer and magnometer issues at the time. My friend, Rob, built a quadcopter and crashed it terribly.

We both thought we would try RC airplanes because they at least glide before falling. Rob got the '3 Pack Swappable Speed Build Kit' and started to build I built the Experimental Airlines Axon. We have both not really flown that great yet. But we know we need practice.

Our friend Naeem then got interested. He helped him pick parts and he built an FT Versa Wing Pusher. He wanted to fly it so badly when it was done that he ignored our warnings about how hard it is to fly an RC airplane...

Here is his first flight.

Lesson learned: Take your time. Do not rush into it. Try a simulator at least once before taking your creation to the air.

In the end, I climbed the tree and got the airplane out for him.