dz is correct.

I have come across the occassional 'pilot' who assumes that flying RC will be child's play simply because he flys the "real" ones.

On the other hand, although RC pilots sometimes speculate that they might have a leg up learning to fly a "real" plane, I've never met one who thought they could without training.

There IS a bit of humor involved, but I agree that Treetop seemed more excited about training him than "smug".
Dennis-