Question: Why do charge for lessons?
Answer:
First, lets talk about FREE instructions!
Free lessons are NOT FREE!
In order to get FREE instructions you generally have to 1) Join a
club 2) Buy your own plane 3) Buy your own fuel & ground
equipment 4) Live with "Instructor is not responsible for your
airplane" 5) Adhere to the instructor's schedule for training.
6) Have other planes in the air with yours and 7) No one
laughs if you make a mistake!
The majority of the fee is fixed
overhead
expenses. We maintain a fleet
of 10 identically equipped NexStars, use JR's 9309 2.4 radio systems and
maintain a private r/c airstrip for your use. There is no requirement to
fix or pay for damage aircraft!
A huge advantage of using school aircraft is: 1) the radio system is
designed for teaching 2) Planes are equipped with special training
devices 3) If, by chance, a plane is damaged, the lesson continues
with another identical aircraft.
The other part, is this course isn't just a "Learn to Fly" R/C airplane
class!
Yes, you do learn to fly and normally most students solo by the end
of the week, but this course is an all encompassing school where you
will learn
a lot of anecdotal information that will put you light years
ahead of the average new club flyer. For example, you will learn the
"in's
and out's" of a preflight to eliminate
in-flight
problems, how to
"trim" you plane, how to tune your engine, how to cover
your plane,
how to assemble an ARF,
how to repair a damaged plane and
lots more!
Here's a quote from a newbie "I've never crashed due to pilot error,
it always been
caused by a mechanical problem". At our school,
we consider all
mechanical problems to be pilot error! It's amazing
how learning all
the "little things" and learning the correct procedures
early in your training will make you a successful R/C pilot and save you
lots of embarrassing crashes!
An actual quote from Tom S "You've taught me the more "table time"
I spend with my airplane, then the actual time in the air is a lot more
fun and problem free!"
The bottom line: You will likely spend more money in
the first nine months
of learning to fly RC at a club, than you will for lessons at the 2nd R/C
Flight School!
