Originally posted by Fastsky
I tried the non buddy box sytem. Once! I almost crashed an LT25 trying that method. I can see that it might be very good once you get used to it, but its certainly not for me and I don't even know how you could train yourself to use that method without endagering some planes during the learning curve. I have to disagree about one thing. I start my students with the plane high. When something is starting to go wrong, I have time to tell them to pull up or level out. that way they fix the problem themselves and know how they did it. The first few times, they probably don't even know that there is a problem but they soon catch on. 
Fastsky,
There are several ways to train yourself on how to use kinesthetic instructing. How I started way back, was when I was using the buddy-box, my students had a hard time trying to figure out what I meant by moving the sticks "smoothly". So I would reach over with cord still attached and put my thumb and forefinger underneath their thumb which was on the top of the stick. That way, I could show them what I meant by smoothly without them releasing the controls. One day it hit me that I didn't need the cord as I was doing the kinesthetic thing on a regular basis. Later, I found that I could safely teach my students how to takeoff and land right away.
How you can practice on your own, would be to hold the transmitter off to your left side as if you were teaching a student.
That way, you can get used to the weird angle that the aileron/elevator stick would now be at. Practice doing that and at the same time pretend that you were orally teaching someone. For example, tell your student preceisely how to carve a perfect turn. You don't have to say this outloud as your flying buddies would think that you went off the deep end.
When you tried this method, I don't know if you had your thumb and forefinger under your student's thumb or not, but I found this is far less intrusive. When my first flight student made his first landing, he sometimes asks if you did it on his own or not. I can back away within a few minutes of instructing using this method.
Here is a little secret: When you give control to your students, (whether you use the buddy-box or not) tell them not to do move the sticks at all for a few seconds. This shows them that they don't have to fly the plane as the plane will fly itself in a straight line quite smoothly.
Take care,
CCR
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