ORIGINAL: JD380
ORIGINAL: chris77
My point is you learned when sim's were not around, and now sim's are around and your giving advice that's not current to what is avalable, you discount first hand knowledge and blow out of purportion the numbers of failures. Both ways are good and both ways have failures.
Very good points made there chris77. Maybe some have forgotten the joy they felt when they first learned to fly a RC.
I haven't forgotten the joy I felt when I first learned to fly, and I doubt Mode One has either. I also haven't forgotten the sorrow I felt when my second plane prematurely met its end. However, I also know that I learned a huge amount from my instructors. If I had learned on my own I would have missed out on their experience.
I've also seen my share of planes that students brought to the field thinking they were ready for their first flight. I can tell you that MANY would have gone home in a trash bag if it weren't for one of two sets of experienced eyes going over them. Time on a sim is valuable, but there's way more to getting a plane in the air than being able to wiggle the joysticks in the proper manner.
I think some think since someone may only have a few posts under thier name than that means they are inexperienced. Far be it.
JD, please do tell us about your experience. Help us understand your qualifications to determine what's best for a student. Share with us stories of some of the students you've helped train. We're all ears (well, eyes).
