There is guy that lives in my area that wants to learn how to fly. His wife asked me at Christmas what kind of plane to get him. She ordered a Hobbico 60 RTF and we helped him break in the engine New Years Day. He has since gotten a flight sim and has been flying that. We have had more wind this spring than ever but we met this morning and had a good day to fly. I let him fly my son's LT-40 with a Saito 56 first on the buddy box then I put the maiden flight on his Hobbico trainer. Next flight using my 9C as the buddy box Suitcase trimmed it out for him and let him fly his airplane. He did very well and I can see the sim helped him with his right and left and not overcontrolling the airplane. This guy is in his late 50's and is ready to learn something new. Suitcase and I plan to help him through the summer and cut the buddy cord when he is ready. I have let many people fly my trainers on the buddy box but Earl is the first student to take up the hobby.
The 60 size Hobbico came with a 65 OS LA and a 6 Channel Futaba comp radio. For the money it a great deal and the bigger plane really shows up good and flys straight even with the wind gusting today.
Suitcase also put a maiden flight on his World Models Ultimate 40. He used a 46 OS FX on it. It really flew nice, not the stalling,snapping killer that some people think it is. He had one deadstick and made a very good landing with it.