This past weekend I took my Radian R/E and began teaching an 9 year old how to fly.
After spending some time reviewing the controls I did some hand on hand instruction with him. After about 15 minutes he had the controls in his hands. His task was to keep the plane in front of us and to keep it flying fairly straight and level. If he got over our heads or had lost enough altitude I took the radio back and got him back where I wanted him.
You see, they have a Radian, but shortly after putting it in the air it crashed. So it has not been flyable for several months. Each time they have come to the field I see the boy looking at his Dad flying and the rest of us, but he is not flying. He helps with the winch and retriver and is a great kid.
Anyway, after about 45 minutes he and his Dad ( one of our club members ) had to leave. So his Dad asked how he liked it. Hi response was to tell Dad that they needed to get their Radian back in the air.
Dad was pleased.