This thread seems to have lost focus.

I get the feeling the dude was just trying to show off his beautiful plane and sweet skills. Good job!

I know very little about Edmonton, but here is what google pulled up: "At 670 km, Edmonton is one of the largest cities in North America, by area — larger in area than Chicago, Philiadelphia, and detroit. However, Edmonton also has the one of the lowest population densities in North America — about 67 times less than New York."

While learning at a club is generally preferable for a bunch of reasons, it could probably be hard to find an instructor or a nearby club in rural Canada. The guy just wants to fly RC and he did it successfully. So much drama!