fliers1
Member
Many beginners in all clubs usually are quite frustrated in not getting as much instructional time as they would like. The problem lies with the cold hard fact that giving flight instruction is extremely stressful, therefore not too many people want to do it and those that do have to place severe time limits on there training time.
All instructors can only provide up to 10 minutes and any time after that, both student and instructor risks mental burnout and must take a break.
I've trained people within a day or two and a month later, I personally witnessed them competently give flight instruction to someone else. If anyone finds my claims to be unbelievable, they are more than welcome to take me up on my offer to give them a demonstration, or with anyone they bring along with them. I believe that a new RC flier makes an excellent instructor, because she or he knows what it's like to be a beginner. This is the message I've tried in vain to convey to everyone, but apparently it's an inconceivable concept to all. Perception is reality. Their perception is limited to what they've experienced and nothing more. My plan is to train club members, hobby shop owners, etc, to quickly learn how to fly and at the same time, learn how to teach RC flight instruction.
All anyone has to do is show up at my location for a demonstration and the opportunity to learn how to become a skilled RC flight instructor. So far it seems that either it's not believed to be true, or for some stupid self-serving reason, too many don't WANT it to be true. Our hobby is on the brink of extinction and it seems that everyone would be ready to search under every stone to find an answer.
Even those at AMA HQ seems to be ready to accept anything close to being a solution:
EC Minutes 01-25-2020
"Rich Hanson stated that the future of the organization is in new member acquisition. He would like to see more focus on a strategy for new member acquisition. Eric stated that if clubs aren’t doing as they had in the past and growing their clubs, AMA needs to find a new gateway to attracting new members. The committee is enthused about entertaining all possibilities and sharing them."
All instructors can only provide up to 10 minutes and any time after that, both student and instructor risks mental burnout and must take a break.
I've trained people within a day or two and a month later, I personally witnessed them competently give flight instruction to someone else. If anyone finds my claims to be unbelievable, they are more than welcome to take me up on my offer to give them a demonstration, or with anyone they bring along with them. I believe that a new RC flier makes an excellent instructor, because she or he knows what it's like to be a beginner. This is the message I've tried in vain to convey to everyone, but apparently it's an inconceivable concept to all. Perception is reality. Their perception is limited to what they've experienced and nothing more. My plan is to train club members, hobby shop owners, etc, to quickly learn how to fly and at the same time, learn how to teach RC flight instruction.
All anyone has to do is show up at my location for a demonstration and the opportunity to learn how to become a skilled RC flight instructor. So far it seems that either it's not believed to be true, or for some stupid self-serving reason, too many don't WANT it to be true. Our hobby is on the brink of extinction and it seems that everyone would be ready to search under every stone to find an answer.
Even those at AMA HQ seems to be ready to accept anything close to being a solution:
EC Minutes 01-25-2020
"Rich Hanson stated that the future of the organization is in new member acquisition. He would like to see more focus on a strategy for new member acquisition. Eric stated that if clubs aren’t doing as they had in the past and growing their clubs, AMA needs to find a new gateway to attracting new members. The committee is enthused about entertaining all possibilities and sharing them."
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