Fliers, I agree with you on the established members not helping maybe as much as they could in the past.. But anymore so many of the ARF foam trainers fly so well...It seems like the second time I see a new person at the field they are solo flying. I am a build it guy.. not much of an arf flier.. But I have to admit they have made some really amazing stable foam trainers....

Our field used to have a really active promoted trainer night all summer long for (no expense) visitors.. Some times we would have a pretty high count of new people.. I think one night there were seventeen guest trainees.. However almost nobody continues past that. We used to have a couple members that lacked good eyesight and confidence.. They would use trainer night to get some flying in.. knowing there solo days were not that safe anymore.