That's not what we said. Most people learn with the help of an instructor. Many try without an instructor, but fail. Only a few who try to learn without an instructor actually make it to the point of really flying, and most who try go through several cycles of fly, crash, rebuild. We see this pattern over and over and over. We get regular reports from people who say they tried on their own and after crashing several times, finally got their own instructor, and wished they had done so sooner.

So, coming in here and saying you don't need an instructor, and continuing to maintain that position even after you've heard otherwise, is essentially saying you think you are better than the rest of the people in this forum. Perhaps you can learn by yourself. However, history has shown that most who try, fail. The ones who do make it on their own end up spending more time and $ than if they did it with help.

Instruction is about more than getting the plane up in the air in one piece. It's also about learning safe and proper operation and maintenance of your equipment. It's about learning field procedures and good flight. Sure you can read about some of this stuff, and doing so will definitely shorten the learning curve, but without having someone there to provide feedback, it's really easy to make mistakes. Some of these mistakes will be no big deal. Some may result in the loss of your plane. Some may be painful, but not life threatening, while others very well could be life threatening.

To wrap things up, instruction has many benefits and since it's free in most clubs, it's hard to understand why one would not want to lose their ego long enough to take advantage of it. The AMA club locator is a good tool for finding local clubs: http://www.modelaircraft.org/clubsearch.aspx