Yep the teaching method used by fliers1 works great, He taught me how to fly last April using this method and I was able to pull of a few landings on my first lesson. Really helps teach not to "bang the sticks around" so to speak. When first learning I was surprised how little movement on the sticks was required to make the plane respond as desired, this method seems to allow the student to FEEL the proper stick movements, (at least it did for me).

Although I can't compare this method to the buddy box because I have never used one, I can say I had no need to, this method worked wonderful for me, I think it took me three maybe for lessons (including time spent TRYING to learn to hover a heli), before I was out flying on my own.

It's your fault I have an overwhelming desire to keep buying airplanes!!! (just kidding of course Clarence)

See ya around,
Pete