Folllowup post in support of what some others have said. I learned a long time ago, without a buddy box. I still remember my first landing. My instructor was teaching me to land by standing to my right and a little behind. I had my fingers on the sticks and his were on the sticks above mine. He was controlling the landings, but because my fingers were there, I learned what he was doing. One time, when the plane was a couple feet off the ground, the instructors hands went away, and I landed on my own. After a few more landings with him close I was on my own. Not saying a buddy box is a bad thing, but it's not so difficult to learn without one.