The club I started at required you to take off, fly a the pattern ( oval around the field ) do a figure 8, then a touch n go, and then take it up high until the instructor told u to kill the motor, then you had to deadstick it and land anywhere on or on the other side of the runway in a safe manner. I think by doing that, you have a better beginner, they show better control over the plane when they are flying by themselves or with others. I have seen some beginners that have been "signed off" by other clubs, and taking off and landing can be an adventure. Is there an AMA training type regimen that clubs should follow ? I may surf their site some.