Best Of The Web: RC Flying As A Pathway To Aviation

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Key Takeaways:

  • Clarence Ragland, a veteran RC aviation instructor with 50 years of experience, has developed a specific method for teaching new RC pilots.
  • Ragland believes that if his teaching approach were widely adopted, it would significantly increase the number of people involved in RC aviation.
  • The article suggests that many full-scale pilots got their start and first taste of aviation through flying RC models.
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Plenty of pilots got their first taste of aviation flying RC models and Clarence Ragland says there would be even more RC pilots if those teaching them to fly followed his method. Here’s what he’s learned in 50 years of teaching RC aviation.

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