"Just point it at the sky and let go" is not always as simple as it sounds.
(, Sun 30 Nov 2008, 16:57, Reply)
into a side wind. You or your friend has just learnt the hard way that there is a reason pilots tend to "take off into the wind", and "it uses less runway" is only one of those reasons!
(, Mon 1 Dec 2008, 16:32, Reply)