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Forum: Beginners
12-26-2002, 08:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 693
Posted By Ray Smith

Flight Training

Hi Motor 710,

I see my friend Clarence has already recommended my school, Hobbies Aloft R/C Flight School ( www.hobbiesaloft.com ), and I thank him for that.

I do provide all equipment, or...
Forum: Beginners
02-07-2002, 09:52 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,491
Posted By Ray Smith

Paying for Flight insrucrtion

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dugster
[B]I thought this subject was dead and buried a week ago.

Hi Doug,

I guess there is more interest in this subject than you thought. I've noticed that most...
Forum: Beginners
02-07-2002, 09:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,491
Posted By Ray Smith

Re: Payment for training

Hi Matt,

I take it from your words above that your club instructors do not take responsibility for damage caused to new members' model airplanes while they are being "helped" for "free". Do you...
Forum: Beginners
02-05-2002, 05:12 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 11,936
Posted By Ray Smith

Re: Re: Re: How Long Does It Take To Learn RC Flying?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by gpmikemorse

I see only a few pictures on your web site, and they're with youths.

Ther is a picture of me instructing an adult on the "Our Secret" page of my web...
Forum: Beginners
02-05-2002, 05:05 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 11,936
Posted By Ray Smith

Re: Re: Re: How Long Does It Take To Learn RC Flying?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by gpmikemorse
[B]

1. You say the buddy box is almost useless in preventing crashes on landing. I disagree. The buddy box can save a plane from many types of landing...
Forum: Beginners
02-04-2002, 10:49 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 11,936
Posted By Ray Smith

Re: How Long Does It Take To Learn RC Flying?

Hi Ptarmigan,

The answer to this question is, "A Lifetime", since piloting is "a work in progress", and no pilot will ever get to the point that they couldn't learn something more about...
Forum: Beginners
02-04-2002, 10:20 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,026
Posted By Ray Smith

Re: Buddy Box

Hi Ptarmigan,

No, the buddy box is not a good way to teach beginners to RC flying...and yes, you can learn RC flying much more effectively without them. The reason is that passing the box, either...
Forum: Beginners
02-04-2002, 05:30 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,491
Posted By Ray Smith

Re: Paying for Flight insrucrtion

I agree with your summation. I would like to add, as a summation, if you do pay for flight instruction, you should expect your instructor to show up for his/her appointment with you, you should...
Forum: Beginners
02-03-2002, 03:47 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 6,288
Posted By Ray Smith

Re: Did you learn to fly Using A flight Sim?

As a professional R/C flight instructor, I see many students who have had some simulator experience prior to attending my school and I have learned the following:

1. It takes many hours of flying...
Forum: Beginners
01-31-2002, 03:44 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 10,490
Posted By Ray Smith

Paying for Flight insrucrtion

One-hundred-sixty-two solo certificates (so far) awarded to students who completed training with me. I think that is fairly "concrete" proof, but that's just my thoughts on the matter.
Forum: Beginners
01-31-2002, 05:27 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 10,490
Posted By Ray Smith

Paying for Flight insrucrtion

Hi Kent,

As I discussed in my first post on this thread, there are two more dimensions to flight training at the professional level besides AVAILABILITY (showing up) and GUARANTEEING STICK TIME...
Forum: Beginners
01-26-2002, 05:32 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 10,490
Posted By Ray Smith

Re: Re: R/C training
Forum: Beginners
01-26-2002, 05:21 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 10,490
Posted By Ray Smith

Paying for Flight insrucrtion
Forum: Beginners
01-26-2002, 05:05 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 10,490
Posted By Ray Smith

Paying for Flight insrucrtion

I am not too concerned with recognition as a professional by the AMA or MAAC. My main concern is that my students recognize that they learned to fly without damaging their equipment and were happy...
Forum: Beginners
01-26-2002, 04:34 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 10,490
Posted By Ray Smith

Re: R/C training

QUOTE]Originally posted by jmf2001
Hi Ray I belive with most of what you are saying.HOWEVER I would sure love to see anyone ( let alone a student ) doing 50 takoffs and landings in an hour.

Hi...
Forum: Beginners
01-25-2002, 03:47 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 10,490
Posted By Ray Smith

Paying for Flight insrucrtion

Hello to rcuniverse. My name is Ray Smith and I am a professional R/C flight instructor. Perhaps I can give the readers of this forum an idea of “the other side” of this discussion; the one from...
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