when i was about 13 i started learning to fly and had a couple of trainers never got further than basic circuits really, when i started learning to drive i just didnt have the time or money to carry on. i then left home leaving my planes there

 recently my mums brought my planes round so i had a quick look on the BMFA for a local flying club, after having a chat with some very welcoming members i was given a go on the club trainer and the instructor was getting me todo figure of 8 and loops which ive done neither of and it was blowing a gale!! ill soon be onto my A test by the looks of it

 so the past week ive bought myself an OS 46ax and put a few tanks of fuel through it, the club instructor then took my plane up which i think is the first time this ones been in the air unfortunatly the pre-drilled wing nuts are in the wrong place but wont be too long before im flying it

only just come across a UK forum too after seeing it mentioned in this months RCM&E

the pump panel didnt last 5 minutes (my fault) it didnt seem to like the ampage from a tractor battery OOPS!

also got, seagull arising star (alot of hangar rash but solid), old chipmunk of unknown make in need of alot of TLC, coyote glider and a 70's soarcerer glider......also quietly mention ive just bought a glow power RC car as i love fidling with engines but darent fly the plane on my own

 not sure what else to write in here im a landscape gardener and in other spare time im rebuilding a 1967 Anglia 105e into a race car and also go 'urban exploring'

oh and im Sam and live in Leic's

Welcome aboard Sam My first "decent modern" car was a 105E in the sixties

PS the power pump panel would not have been bothered by the "high amperage" of a tractor battery - its volts that need to be right...if its designed for 12V ( and they usually are ) the capacity of the battery doesnt matter as long as its man enough...in other words it could be too small but not too big. 

Welcome to the party, Sam.

Please read beginners start here, and you will probably find that many of the questions you haven't thought of yet will be answered there, or somewhere in these other threads.