After going back and reading the WHOLE thread MORE (actually amost zero did) people in this thread need to ask the newbie - not the instructor about how well paid instruction would be received.

Try it before you get set in stone one way or the other.

Think abou this. I'm a 32 year old adult who has followed RC for over 10 years and recently moved to an area where I can actually drive to an instructor.

Money wise it breaks down like this..

Plane/Engine/Radio - $350ish (100 plane/100 engine/ 150 radio)
Field Box with equip - $120
AMA - $58 (or whatever it was)
Club dues - $120
Odds N Ends (fuel etc..) $50
Total - $648

People in this thread act like the people coming out to fly are flat broke. Take a look at how much a "complete" system cost nowdays with a radio and all the equipment that you accumulated over many years - now buy it all at once. You think paying $100 or $200 more to actually FLY would matter? Not likely as I've yet to see in 3 months a honest to god person show up who was less than 18 at our club. In fact at age 32 I'm the second youngest person I've seen at our club actually fly.

My MAIN concern now is getting enough instruction so that I can solo confidently so that I can go out to the field and actually fly when no instructor is there and I can get out of the way so the next person can start bugging the instructor for time.

I expect my actual time at the field will triple or more once I don't need the instructor there to fly and I can fly at any time I want