No, I make my living doing packet/binary level work for a very well respected computer security testing firm.

I fly to enjoy myself doing all sorts of things from sport flying to IMAC using .60, .120, 1/4 scale and soon 1/3rd scale aircraft. I also instruct flying R/C aircraft. I also work at the LHS next to our one field and we do sell a ton of SIG LT-40's, Kadets, 4 Stars. I usually end up successfully teaching those same people we sell the planes to and I enjoy it all.

I like you, soloed very quickly but not as quick as you. The thing is I have never forgotten what it was like to fly the first time and I enjoy passing that info on using whatever the student wants to fly within reason. What I mean is I will not teach a person that has never had any stick time on a 1/4 scale plane or even a 40 size 3D model.

Since I am sure of where this is going to go I'll add this. I have seen people learn to fly on gliders as well as "normal" trainers, park fliers and the like. We even have a totally different set of certificates for powered and unpowered flight in our. Since I personally do not like to fly gliders I usually let another instructor use that type of plane for training.

As I already mentioned, learning to fly is one half the instructor/trainee and one half the plane.

I will no longer be a part of this thread...