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BTW, he did a demonstration in front of AMA's Carl Maroney in 1998 in Muncie IN. One of Mr. Maroney's business acquaintances who has never had a RC transmitter in his hands before, flew mostly on his own and in 20 mph plus winds. From what I was told, AMA cannot "endorse" anyone's teaching methods, no matter how well it works. Oh well.

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However would it not be a good presentation if the "Model Aviation" staff did a feature article on the various methods of Instruction, which could define and compare the pluses and caution against the possible negatives of the different methods, techniques and styles?
Not holding my breath.

PS: I hate those buttons for training. They require my thumb to hold down with adequate pressure to make good contact. This is not good during approach / landing training.
The spring-loaded switch is far better, however the button is must be a marketing thing, because if from the engineers, it would be *square*. (;-))