I know that's the beauty of the RT, meaning I felt that I was almost always in full control of the plane and there was seldom a time where my instructor had to "recover" or make any dramatic "saves".

There is another thing that convinces me that the RT is the best. I was astonished when he instructed me to look down at the tx while the plane was in the air, but after a few seconds of doing so, and not having to take the tx away or even reach over and assist in any way. I flew like this for a couple of minutes. He said that I flew the best when I couldn't see the plane! Man, that was exciting.

What I learned with this technique was that I could see and feel stick movements at the same time. Because I couldn't see the plane, I made certain that I didn't move the sticks too fast, which is what should be done to fly smoothly. After that, I did indeed fly much smoother. It's an excellent practice drill, but like they say, kids, don't do this at home, we are professionals. What I mean is, unless you are proficient with this teaching technique, I wouldn't advise anyone else to do this. Come to think of it, after the "flying under the hood" drill, I believe that he could train the sight impaired.

nascarjoe