We finally had our first lesson a few days ago. Went pretty well if you ask me. Here's how transpired.

I had bought my friend a RF 6 a few months ago and I guess he's done ok with it.
While battery charged up I watched him on my RF6 and wasn't impressed. It looked like he hadn't practised at all. He was working the rudder a lot and just plane moving the sticks a lot. I had him set his left hand down on the table and use only his right for a while. My screen is a bit small so we both had a hard time seeing the plane and a lot of wasted time was just guessing at orientation.

We had already both decided on using my flylite for the trainer plane and I had only flew it twice in the last number of months so I checked out both TX and the trim setings on the plane on the bench. I had already trimmed the plane for as good as level flight can be.

I showed him the link between the TXs and how it worked cuz He said he just wanted to watch me fly instead. I said "no your ready" and explained that if it crashed it was My fault. Once he seen the Tactic wireless link and how it worked he had some confidence. I didn't have much hope after seeing him on the sim.

Anyways we went out back and I told him we'd make laps with left turns and then laps with right turns or he could just whatever he wanted to do. I told him that I'd take the plane only if he got into trouble OR anytime he said to and wanted to relax.

We did a quick start up procedure and control check and wireless trainer check on the trampoline. I gave it a hand toss and was glad it was still trimmed out well. I did a few laps and put it in level flight with both throttles at half at one end of the field and gave it over to him.

He did really well and used too much stick movements of course , but the plane is just forgiving so no matter. It's also VERY slow and we can run it WOT or half throttle makes no difference really. It just is so easy to fly. It wants to fly.

One of the turns is over by the woods and He got a bit tangled up close to the trees and then I almost put it in the trees too. all in all I only had to take the plane about 3-4 times and only for a few seconds each time. The nice thing for me was that every time I took it , I NEVER had to move the sticks at all. Only the once by the trees did I make a very quick turn for him. Just a few seconds though.

So anyways He flew for maybe 10 minutes with us quite relaxed and talking comfortably and then I finally told him that I should take it in because I didn't have a timer and we were too low to do a deadstick landing. I landed it and He commented how very EASY it was to fly it.

We went over using thumbs vs. pinching the sticks because he moves them so much. I think I'm going to have him try pinching and watch him work the TX a bit more rather than watch the plane. Maybe try to perfect the slow careful stick movements on the Sim so I can watch him carefully. He has same trouble on the sim as he does with the plane. I had him on LOW rates while my TX is always on high rates. The plane has PLENTY of control throw even on low rates and has a nice CG and balance.

Well anyways He thanked me no less than 3 times for the lesson and couldn't get over how easy it was. We both said it was easier to fly the flylite than the sim is.
I'm super pleased and look forward to next lessons which will be next week.

sorry for long post, I'm just stoked and tickled to death.