Flight Lessons

[Jatkiss]

What is the normal fee that is charged for flight lessons ? I have been thinking about trying to find an electric club here in Orlando and I am just curious what the going rate is.

- Jeff

[Don Sims]

Some guys will show you for free. You generally need an AMA membership to fly at a club but some folks fly at local parks.

[Twmaster]

What is the normal fee that is charged for flight lessons ? I have been thinking about trying to find an electric club here in Orlando and I am just curious what the going rate is.

- Jeff

Every club I was ever part of had free flight instruction. You would have to join AMA and the club to get training though. A good deal IMHO.

Best of luck!

:cool:

[Foamiesrfun]

What is the normal fee that is charged for flight lessons ? I have been thinking about trying to find an electric club here in Orlando and I am just curious what the going rate is.

- Jeff

Yeah you should be able to find someone to help you for free, Its a pretty bad world if us RC'ers cant help one another out.
where you live? state and county?

[Jatkiss]

Orlando Florida =- )

- Jeff

[fabricator]

I'll be in that area in december (snowbird) just charge up a bunch of lipos and build or buy a bunch of planes and we'll git er dun, I've been flying for five whole weeks now so I can teach ya all you will ever need to know, oh yeah also have lots of rubber bands, 5min epoxy and clear packing tape handy.:rolleyes: :D Btw pay no attention to the stuff below my screen name.:eek:

[Jatkiss]

LOL !!! Well I was going to go out and try flying again today but I think the winds were gusting to like 15 MPH....so there was no way.

- Jeff

[fabricator]

It's like that here from now till around.....oh, sometime in april or may.:(

[soarr]

What is the normal fee that is charged for flight lessons ? I have been thinking about trying to find an electric club here in Orlando and I am just curious what the going rate is.

- Jeff

Hi-
If you find a flying club nearby, then you will most likely find someone who is willing to teach you for free. I joined a sailplane club in July and one of the club members brought a glider for me to learn on and spent time with me every weekend out at the field teaching me how to launch, find thermals, land, etc. I'm sure formal lessons would have cost me far more than my monthly club dues.

Good luck!

M

[watt_the?!]

if you cant for whatever reason get an instructor, try the chase view in the simulators to get the feel for it all.

then move to simple circuits in the simulator (i.e. learning yank and bank and flying towards yourself).

and then learn how to maintain heights and directions, and then gradually get lower and lower to do some landings.

the great thing in simcs are that you can go over and over again and put in wind gusts, strengths and so on.

when you do go out finally, try and find at least someone to look over your plane and even better still, buddy up unti, they tell you you are good to go.

the other method is to just get out there, but be prepared to buy new bits...