Question: How many get past the first trainer?
My club has instructors but no designated training time. Apparantly, the set time arrangement didn't work so they scrapped it. Now you have to go to the field and hope there's someone there. I also feel that I'm intruding on their flying time and therefore lose out to someone more assertive who doesn't mind hogging instructor time. Also, there appear to be an etreme shortage of instructors who actually regularly attend the field.
I work and have a family, so I don't have the time to build a kit. I've got a pair of Seniorita wings sitting on the shelf which have been there for maybe a year witing for me to build the rest of it.
I just bought an LT-40 last Saturday, been doing some work on it each night this week, hoping to have it ready for the w/end. At least with an ARF, the family only have to cope with me disappearing for a few nights....