If this guy isn't a troll, then he certainly has a natural gift and all the skills and inclinations of one. He ought to do it for a living.
It's always amazed me that someone will see some value in yelling,
"Hey guys, watch this!!!"
before doing something he knows almost everyone considers to be stupid. If this guy hasn't illustrated the perfect "experienced yet arrogant pilot" syndrome, he hasn't missed it by much.
BTW, the only "real" pilots I ever knew who were decent at RC from the gitgo were Navy pilots who were carrier qualified. Those guys had to spend time at the Landing Officer position, judging landing attempts from the "ground" perspective. And most of them had the honest humility to get past the arrogant, "I'm a stud pilot that can do anything anytime without even any training" mentality. I guess landing on a carrier gives one a better perspective. I've been honored to known two, and neither of them would have posted what started this thread. And they both turned out to be good at RC, early on.