Sorry, you seem to be missing or ignoring the point several have made. What you see and here on line in no way resembles what most of us have seen nationwide, no matter how honest the used car salesmen sound.

Pray tell why anyone would ever stay around to draw the short straw unless the entire group really was interested in teaching the new entrants? Think about that one long and hard before your next session on the keyboard, because it explicitly explains your erroneous assumptions.

Oh by the way, just try to teach yourself to fly rider scale. I strongly suspect that you will find that a fast ticket to the local or federal little room with bars on it. So the modeling world is much more lenient than the real world. Please stop trying to confuse yourself on this one, because you really are wrong. Here is why. Many folks have taught themselves to fly R/C, so we know it can be done. It is still not FREE no matter how loudly you shout it. Wrecks damage equipment that needs to be replaced/repaired. Is it cheaper to join a club and learn? That solely depends on the guy behind the sticks with all the money and decisions to make; though most instructors in clubs do teach safety as a matter of course. I guess you get to pay your money and take your choice.