Request forwarded to AMA EC members
As long as I was taught to fly planes for free, I will give instruction freely, and since there are thousands like me I don't see paid instruction becoming common. The notion that RC flying has changed significantly is pure bull; we all start because it looks like a fun activity. Maybe it has changed for those who have been in the hobby so long that they forgot why they joined in the first place, but at my club beginners will always learn for free.