Peter,

I regret that we've all overlooked the best way, bar none, to learn or teach CL is to team with a current CL flier.

Many handles have a front hoop or some device to attach the lines, forward of the flier's fingers. The "instructor" takes off the model, and the trainee joins 'him' at the center. Instructor moves flying hand to the outer front structure, trainee steps in front of instructor, grasps handle by its proper grip, and rides along without making any input for a few laps.

Sorta like a buddy-box RC training situation... When the instructor has confidence the trainee won't destroy the model, he can ease 'his' grip over the front of the handle to let the trainee get used to it. That is, to ride along, NOT to let go. Like the RC over-ride function, the instructor can immediately arm-wrestle as needed if the trainee freezes.

Trainee needs to be indoctrinated to a few facts-of-life before such a 2-up flight. Footsteps, for instance... Walk the guy through some way to make smooth steps to keep up with the model - make sure 'he' gets it. STRESS that the instructor has absolute fall-back command if any difficulty arises - NOT to arm-wrestle, iow. To TELL the instructor if there's any sign of dizziness BEFORE wobbling and stumbling to everyone's dismay. Agree on communication, e.g., instructor asks 'have you got it?' (without releasing the handle. just relaxing and riding along on it..) AND, instructor says, loudly and firmly, ' I got it!' when 'he' has to save a situation.

The instructor might also benefit from practicing stepping with someone else who's flying on the same handle... It is not like solo flying, or with 2 separate flier/model combos in the same flight.

(Apostrophes to placate ungrammatical PC tyrants, if any.)