Gene, how bad are his eyes?? Do you really think he can't see he is in a climb?? If it's a vision thng he may not be someone learning to fly. How is he once in the air? Can he do a figure 8 and see the plane? Everyone seems to do a steep climb out when starting. I took two students over to our local airport and had them watching private planes taking off and landing for a while so they got the idea you don't take off an RC plane any differently, that sunk in pretty quick. I learned myself one day when I yanked up my Cub and the engine flamed out on me. Super stall!! Minor repairs to the LG block. It only took once for it to happen and the lesson sunk in.