Dale54, Thanks for your post. It does my heart good to hear stories like this , and to know their are good people out there willing to help someone get started .
When I started 5 yrs ago, the first 2 Clubs I tried , were good old boyz clubs and it was nightmare dealing with them. 4 of us would show up for training and the Good old boyz would stand in a circle talking and making fun of the new guys. We were told to be at the feild for training on 3 different days and not one of us got anytime with a so called instructor.
The 3rd Club I tried was great, good people , without the big heads. I showed up with my planes and was made to feel welcome . I had already taught myself to fly ,but they still would help with problems or questions I had.
As others have mentioned, there are lots of good old boyz Clubs out there, but there are also many goodClubs and it takes time to sort them out.
Dont hook up with an instructor that every other word is I . I did this I did that , it,s all about me. You owe me , I,m the greatest ,etc. Stay away from these guys , they,ve turned more away from the hobby ,than they have helped .
When you do find a good instructor , show him respect and let him know you appreciate his time and effort. Their reward is seeing there student solo . I,ve seen this and felt it several times myself. I dont know who was grinning the most when I helped some solo, me or the new guy. lol
Keep looking for another club and take the advise of some of the instructors here on RCU gave you . If your a pain in the butt to deal with , you,ll find many dont want to invest their time in you. And I,m not saying your one of these , but you have gotten some good advise on how to handle yourself as a student.
Good luck and dont give up.