graybeard...
the takeoff thing makes sense, to prevent them from trying it on their own. on the other hand i want them to learn something new every day so they can say "i learnt learnt xxxxx manuver today", it also makes them use rudder...which i like.

Ken
i think i will use that approch for landings, it makes a lot of sense.
im very flexable with the noobs, that is just my basic chart to explain the stages that i go through (or skip in some instinces).
i also talk to the students quite often and let them know when i have control/what i am doing

i got the guy on step 3 flying, along with a noob that races rc cars....he is good (shakeing alot like usual)... i skipped step 2 with him and let him figure it out mostly by himself, he could easily keep the plane level and flying in circles with in 20 seconds of instruction. so i started intregrating rudder and had him mess with the throttle.
after the first flight i switched the prop from a 11x5 to a 10x8 to make it a little more challanging. he did well, i explained to him that the engine wouldnt pull him through tight turns and would stall easier. he figured it out after the first few min.
im guessing that, in a few hours of flight, he will be ready to solo.
one thing i think im going to do after i teach them how to land, is crash advoidence. like what to do if xxxxxx happens. give them situations that require a little thinking before hand, like what to do if you deadstick over the runway, or far out, or right after takeoff. and stuff like how to recover from a stall spin and such. how to loose airspeed ect

im thinking about teaching them basic aerobatics in the mix, not just rolls and loops, but stall turns, flat spins, snaps, inverted flight, rudder cordination in rolls, ect.


the great thing is we have had two people join the club and four others will prob join soon (all rc car guys)

today i think was a club record for attendence on a non advertised (funfly,meeting,ect) event. we had 13 (almost forgot to count me ) people show up six of them were new faces wihch is great. (5 of them were their because i helped them.......great feeling)
most of the time only two people show up me and my flying buddy.

as for worrying about me not flying......i fly plenty, and i enjoy watching/teaching/being around planes. i also have no problem telling someone that i want to fly....or i dont call them up and go the the field with no intent on training. if someone bosses me around or takes advantage of me i will tell them to get lost.