I'm teaching the kids to fly and I like to start them by standing in front of me with their thumbs under mine so they can feel and see what is going on. Then we move to the budy box after the first flight. It's been working out very good for us. BTW, I dusted off the old Telemaster and it is still one of the best trainers you can buy. If you ever get a chance to fly on of these, it will put a smile on your face....it's just big and slowwwwww.