Comments From Students

"Ray helped me to become confident enough to start, fly, land, and taxi my plane with no problems. He makes it really fun to learn. Even my 8 year old son likes to fly with Ray." - Jennifer

"Ray's kinesthetic instruction let me immediately learn how to control the aircraft by feeling and then reproducing his stick movements, rather than having to figure it out by trial and error at the end of a buddy cord. Definitely the way to learn." - Keith

"Dear Ray,  I thought I would drop you a line to express my gratefulness for your excellent flight instruction and all the laughs we had at the flying field.  I would recommend your teaching method to anyone!!  It was fabulous.  I now have a lot of confidence in a great sport I hope to get many years of pleasure from."  - Pete Tresselt, Laguna Beach, CA

"...at the age of 11 years, my son Adrian became the youngest R/C pilot to ever fly at the Miramar Air Show.  It was a great moment in his life and one that I will always remember also.  We have Mr. Ray Smith to thank for this." -  Marshall Head, Escondido, CA.

"Dear Ray, Scott and I have come to meet several people at various flying fields.  We Have both mentioned to each other on more than one occasion that your attitude and total enthusiasm of this sport (as well as your magnetic personality) are unmatched to date." - Capt. L. D. Hill, USN

"Thanks for the Dreams Come True. You took this typical "beginning flyer", that spent 3 years trying to learn on the clubs established buddy-box protocol, and gave him the thrill of solo flying his own airplane in a little over 10 hours. I cannot thank you enough for this new-found freedom. I took the flying skills you gave me to my club field and soloed the first day. My club instructors were amazed at how quickly I had learned those greased on landings and sharp pattern work. It was fantastic! After getting my "solo sticker" from the club it seems like a whole new world has opened up. The luxury to fly anytime I get the "bug" is a great feeling. Thanks again. Ray, you are truly amazing. You are a great pilot that has mastered the method of Kinesthetic Instructing, and it really works. You're also a tremendous teacher with immense patience. Your love for the RC hobby really shows." - Bradley Gray Campbell, Calif.