Sounds appealing, thanks for the encouragement. My issue, as tested with RC cars, is thinking in reverse when the vehicle is coming towards me. Up and down shouldn’t be a problem, but left and right will drive me crazy.
Still, as you say, if costs have come down and planes are sturdier, it might be worth a try. Thanks for the suggestion.
Well, down is a problem because that's the direction that re-kits 'em. Har har...
Seriously, take off with the plane going away from you, then left is left and right is right. After you get some altitude, do everything s l o w l y, and you will receive at least a small amount of forgiveness with the left, right, up and down.
Now, here's a trick that helped me immensely with the hard part...landing. Land with the plane coming toward you and with you facing the plane. Left and right will be the opposite of your take off, but empty your mind of such confusing thoughts and just move the stick to the LOW wing to level it. No left and right involved that way.
Worked for me.