Oh I don't know. Our club's instructors are usually willing to meet you 2 or 3 times per week. We used to have a "trainer night", but now simply let the students and instructors arrange their own schedules. Some fly on weekends, some evenings, some both.

Half the fun is the relationship that develops between the student and instructor.

By the way, I was an average student. Took me 15 to 20 flights over a month or so, but the learning process was much MORE than simply learning how to move the sticks. I learned theories and the differences between trainers, scale and pattern planes, and their flight characteristics. I got to fly in many different conditions, including 25 mph cross winds.

I would have missed out on all of this if I'd learned to 'move the sticks' in one day. Sure there are benefits for those who don't have a club close by, but....

Just my opinion,
Dennis-