Over the years, a friend of the family gave me a few cast off models that he longer wanted, hand launched glider, a rubber power FF, well worn engine, Cl plane that had internal damage from an on board fire. Just enough to get the desire burning. I lived out in the country with no fliers near nor hobby shops close by. I saw an article about 1960 in Boys Life, the Scouting magazine, about an easy to build & fly C/L trainer. With a bit of help I was able to build it & learned to fly upright (OS Max 15 II). Next was a RM Jr with the same engine. I never learned inverted flight or anything but inside loops & wingovers. College, Career, R/C, & family put a hold on my C/L endeavors. A very slow start again in the 1990s into control line. Finally the time, place to fly, a very small C/L club & I have learned the basics. It takes many times longer to learn new tricks when you are in your 60s. Still have that OS 15 & the ST 35 that I got as gifts as a teenager. Built another RM Jr. I will have to build something for the ST-35 that never had a plane that lasted very long. Perhaps even enter a contest.