Thanks for all the great ideas. I've told him if he doesn't give up, I won't. He's got a Nexstar (autopilot unplugged) and G3 simulator. I use "stick under the low wing". I'm starting to require a much more limited regimen. I like the "stick left/right" command. Gotta get that man a chair, too! I'm intrigued with the idea of putting the transmitter in his hands with no buddy box. There was a magazine article a few years ago that encouraged letting the student hold the transmitter while the instructor held his fingers just above the sticks. Has anyone here had success with that?