Jim,
I agree with you totally. My instructor never even mentioned control reversal, in fact, I've seen him train dozens since I got into the hobby this year and his student never has a problem when having the plane come towards them. He just tells them when to go left and when to go right. After that, pushing the stick in the correct direction comes natural. After watching him teach, I'm surprised that there is such a problem with newbies and control reversal.

nascarjoe