What Students Say..

Greg

The 2^nd RC Flight School was one of the most fun things I have done in my life. Better yet, it gave me the knowledge, skills and confidence to be able to enjoy RC flying as a hobby. I have wanted to fly RC planes as long as I can remember. I tried to get into the hobby back in 2000. I found an RC club and asked for some help. The results were disastrous. In the end I had a broken plane that collected dust.

The 2^nd RC Flight School is the answer for anyone that is just starting or needs help. Getting the right training will be the deciding factor for your success or failure. I started training on a Monday. I was flying solo by Wednesday morning. I was doing loops and rolls by Wednesday afternoon. Since I have come back from the flight school I have flown a lot! I don’t even need anyone to help me. I have been many times when there is no one else at the flying field.

If you are serious, like I was/am, you really need to attend this flight school. Not only do you learn how to fly an RC plane, you learn how to tune the engine. You also learn some tricks on how to finish building an ARF plane. The last thing I would like to mention is how much fun Greg makes the whole experience. I want to thank Greg personally for helping me become successful with this exciting and fun hobby.

Regards,

Tony S

Greg…

I hope you’re doing well. I wanted to take the time to write you and extend my gratitude one last time for the superb training that I received from you and “2^nd flight school.” I can’t begin to explain how helpful and fun it was, and it goes without saying how excited I am that I have finally learned to fly RC after all these years dreaming!!! (but I’m sure you knew that from the perma-grin on my face every day when I left)

As a result of my early attempts to fly, I could be the poster boy for how NOT to learn to fly RC aircraft. I went through a few planes and well over a thousand dollars before I had the opportunity to learn from you. In the wake of those shortcomings, I learned a valuable lesson: When you attempt to teach yourself to fly, all you end up with is a busted up plane and a busted up ego.

I am 110% satisfied. Your teaching method is really fun, yet professional. It really helped having a calm, reassuring voice speaking over my shoulder when I got in a jam. That eliminated the initial anxiety almost entirely. Between the basics of flight, the differences in flight characteristics from full scale, tuning my engine to perfection, perfect approaches….. These are things that I could’ve only learned from my instructor. I learned more from you on the first day than I did the previous 5 years combined.

My advice for anyone wishing to begin flying RC aircraft is this: Don’t try to teach yourself, get an instructor (repeat that out loud 5 times). Your aircraft is an investment. All crashing does is kill your motivation and interest. For the price of one crash (and you will crash), you can learn through the school and still have that plane in the end to enjoy and progress with. What do you have to lose? Well, except for that $500 plane?

J J THANKS GREG J J

Peter J
Russellville, AR

Greg

I want to thank you for all your help during and after my week with you at 2nd RC Flight School. Your constant efforts to train this "old dog" and to help me get it right will not be forgotten and are much appreciated. The manner you demonstrated and techniques you used to coach made flight school an enjoyable experience for me.

I especially want to express my thanks for the help to diagnose and perform logic elimination to get to the bottom of my problem with Kadet Senior airplane.

I also appreciate your encouragement on those windy days insisting that I fly when 20+ mph winds would have shut most down. This gave me some GRIT I was not expecting to gain in school. While under your influence, many fears were arrested and replaced with confident moves to level the wings and move on.

Thanks again Greg, and keep up the great training.

Mike S
Baton Rouge, La

Dear Greg,

Thanks for a most wonderful week. Without this intensive five day course I would never learned to fly. Most flying clubs don't have the time, the resources, or the dedication to teach a new student pilot who is a raw "walk on" beginner. I soloed a full sized plane in a little over two hours.

Taking the model plane up solo took almost five hours of your very patient instruction so that shows the difficulty involved. You taught me a million tricks that would have taken years and many battered planes to learn. So thanks again and again for it was a pleasure working with someone so likable and also a good teacher.

Fred N
Naperville, Il

This is Coleton last Sunday.. Coleton flew this...solo. We had some high wind that day.

We had such strong gust of winds that he landed this like a helicopter coming into the wind.

This the first low wing plane he has flown

We had a BIG BIRD fly in the day before with 30 pilots and 45 planes. He flew a Curtis Robin with a 80" wing span.

Hope you are doing OK.

Pat C

Dear Greg,

I wanted to let you know I soloed today…without assistance other than your instruction in June.

After returning from Arkansas, I was overcome with home repair and renovation projects that lasted till the end
of July. I fear I had forgotten some critical skill I gained at the 2nd R/C Flight School, but after putting together
a RTF Alpha 60 and spending a day at the field running the engine in (two aborted take-offs; some break-in was
necessary). This morning I went out early, when the wind was still and did three flights. Even trimmed the ailerons
and elevator during the first flight!

I was amazed at how much came back so quickly. The Alpha did, than heavens, fly and land very much like the
NexStar. Anyway, my thanks for your instruction. It ingrained itself well enough to enable me to go on out and fly
seven weeks after my training!

Best Wishes,

George
Houston, Texas

Note: George is a great example of how the RC School can help. He bought a flight simulator, flew it for 9 months, came to the school and
learned how to fly, then went home, bought the "right plane" for him and soloed, PERFECT! By the way, that's George on the left!

Greg,

I really enjoyed the week at training. I have been flying 3 to 4 times a week since. The guy's at the field were really impressed when I got home. They could hardly believe the difference. The wind here in Kansas makes landings a little more challenging. But I am getting over it. I even overheard one of our regular instructor's recommending to a fellow who had the same time constraint's as me that he might consider going to your class and what a difference it had made in my flying abilities. I will highly recommend your school to everybody and will use the techniques all my life. Please tell the wife hello, and once again THANK YOU for teaching me how to fly.

Jim C
Douglass, Kansas

PS; Please keep in contact.

Greg,

... you had me soloing with confidence in 3 (not 5) days. Thanks for the help.

Hope all is well and we can get together again soon.

Michael M
Winter Haven, Fl

Greg:

Coleton and I had a great time and want to thank you for helping us have a great time. We spent most of today flying at our field.
Our club is putting on an demonstration Wednesday for a summer camp of about of 150.. They asked Coleton to fly Wednesday and show other "kids" how easy it is to fly.

We had about 20 club members flying today and they were impressed how well Coleton flew. They told Coleton he need to teach is GRAMPA how to fly..........................

Thanks,
Pat
Austin, Tx

(Note: "Grampa" can fly just fine!)

Greg,

The short period of time that I had with you was awesome. Your knowledge
and instructional skills made for a very quick learning period for me. I
tried to fly on my own, but it's a lot harder than it looks. Thanks to you,
I now have the confidence to keep trying. I hope to get together with you
again when I get back down to Arkansas!

Thanks again,
Chuck
(from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...home of the Super Bowl Champion Steelers!)

(note: Chuck utilized the school for one day)

Hey There,

It's nice to hear from you. Unfortunately, our weather has been typical for this time of year which means rain, rain, rain. We've been practicing on the simulator but are very anxious to get out there and give it shot. We'd like you to know we had a great time and learned a great deal from you. Thanks for your patience and time. They were both greatly appreciated. We'll let you know how our first flight goes. Don't get addicted to the "fixins" because as you probably noticed, they tend to stick with you.. ha ha!

Thanks,
Ken & Big "G"
Lousianna

Greg, I wanted to thank you for your expert help in FINALLY teaching me to how to fly. Your Nexstar trainers are incredible airplanes!!!!

Over the last couple of years I have tried many other trainers and instructors, most of those airplanes I found to be not really trainers but for more advanced flyers although sold as trainers for newbies.

I was about to give up on RC until you and Nextstar. I have purchased two of them and I intend to fly them until I am ready for a more advanced and challenging airplane, and I am confident I will succeed.

Again, thank you very much, I waited a long time to learn, now that I have soared, the wait has been worth it, I look forward to many many future flights.

Joe F
Cabot, Ar

Greg,

I would like to thank you for the week of training, it accomplished the one thing I needed, confidence. The Nexstar is an excellent trainer. I would recommend to anyone coming to the class, that does not own a plane yet to think about purchasing a Nexstar. It would be much easier to pickup flying with the same plane you were trained on. Again thanks for teaching skills.

Bill K. Dallas, Tx

Greg I enjoyed being in this school and I also learned something! God bless you'll Dale P. Louisiana

Thanks for the pictures Dale!...Greg Shane

Greg, Thank you for getting me up to flying speed so quickly. I had a full year layoff because of an injury and had not really flown much in the year before either. I have had to restart three times over my R/C career since 1970. Naturally the first time was the "hand the transmitter game" and then find an instructor when you can. While this worked it was very inefficient. I did pretty well for a few years until my workload increased to the point that I had to give up flying. When I semi retired in the late 1990s I again returned to R/C and took lessons at an organized school using a buddy box which was a real improvement, but they used no book and the method was not very organized but it worked and began flying again. With three sets of flying lessons it is clear that your school, using established methods, an excellent study book and a defined set of instruction, is clearly the best. Coming out, I do feel more confident than before. While having previous experience may have helped a little I feel much better than at any time in the past. Thank you. Hosea M. N Little Rock, Ar

Mr. Shane Just a note to thank you for being so understanding and patient with me. Trying to get back in the swing of things after a few years off has been very expensive after all the crashes! I went through your school and you have restored my confidence in flying. Thanks again. Ken S. Birmingham, AL

Hi:

It worked! We might be able to handle this internet thing yet!! Just had to tell you I did thoroughly enjoy our days on the frozen 'tundra' ,and it was a great learning experience, the hands on time was really helpful! Miss the 'buddy box' at first, now we 'stand alone ' . Got my runway cleared now, if something was in the way it's GONE, 'nuff said for now, talk at you latter.

Bye, Milton Victoria, Tx