Originally Posted by
franklin_m
Honestly, where I consistently run into challenges when the parents start asking question is cost. They're happy to spend money to get them things they can fly locally (walking distance), but when it comes time to buying things that take a club field ..with associated driving time, cost, etc. .. I can see their body language change. I realize this may not be the case everywhere, but that's what I see. When I tell them the nearest club field is 13 miles away (and I live closest to it compared to the rest of the "town"), the questions turn back to "What kind of stuff can I fly here?"
I read on one club's website that it will take 50 - 15 minutes lessons to start, to solo. Another website said that the quickest anyone took to learn was 22 hours. No one could blame a parent for not wanting to make all of those trips to the flying field so their kids could learn how to fly RC airplanes. Not to mention all of the rules and regulations and the possibility of having to deal with club politics.