RE: Loaded Question: Why is it that rc pilots ignore flight physics?
I'm sure that students don't ignore the physics, they often don't know it's there. Most clubs don't have a proper training curriculum, and rely on more experienced modellers passing on what works for them, hence the proliferation of myth and fallacy in the modelling world. Seems you have grasped that fact, and would like to make a small difference. As implied by Dick, a structured 'flight briefing and practical' before each flight lesson, with one lesson following the other results in quicker uptake of the skills, and, providing you follow a recognised training scheme per full sized aviation, the bad habits too are not learned. After the initial solo and circuit stuff, then the basics of aerobatics should be taught, ie deliberately putting the model in unusual situations, and the proper recovery action. Your students will soon outstrip your abilities, but the satisfaction will be yours.
Evan, WB #12.