Originally posted by Ed Cregger
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I have taught so many people to fly in the last thirty plus years that I have lost count. I have never had a student pilot quit because he/she didn't know how to fly when I wrote them off to solo. All but a few were using symmetrical or semi-symmetrical airfoil equipped models. You can't argue with success.
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That's what I'm talking about!
Ed is the first "long-timer" I've heard say that. If he'd been around when I was starting out I could have saved some money (and time).