(David A. Scott) DAS system of instruction

In order for 1st RC Flight School to train people of all ages and abilities to fly significantly better in less than a week, it had to develop a kind of training far more efficient than traditional approaches...
The DAS System of (accelerated) flight training was born out of the adage that if you want to be highly successful at something, study and pattern yourself after those who are already highly successful in that area. To determine what makes highly successful pilots tick, we chose as the subjects of our study the elite class of flyers who make everything they do look easy. Their landings are consistently smooth on the centerline near the front end of the runway, even when it's windy, and they're able to seamlessly transition between different model types.
Our study revealed distinct reasons why certain people learn far faster and fly far better than their counterparts with similar abilities and stick-time: The best flyers in our sport are able to compartmentalize their flights early on, remembering the things they did that produced favorable results, and forgetting everything that was unfavorable. In time, they developed proficiency, or efficiency. That is, by repeating the favorable actions often enough, significant segments of their flying start becoming routine, requiring little conscious thought. At that point they started detecting ways to improve their flying further and adding new maneuvers, with each new success motivating them to do even better. Flying is, after all, more fun when doing well and making progress. In contrast to the best flyers, most flyers do not connect their inputs to the responses of the plane. Instead, the majority of their inputs are in response to what the plane is doing. Getting better at making corrections is therefore considered to be the main requirement for better flying, so little or no thought is given to how they fly, or whether they are flying correctly. Their skills tend to plateau at the point where reacting to deviations after the fact is already too late to perform any maneuver really well. If persistent, those who do get better at reacting require great amounts of time and expense to do so, only to have their struggles reappear when winds blow above 10 mph, or when new planes and maneuvers are introduced. Our study can be summed up in two statements: Proficient pilots don't merely get better at making corrections. Proficient pilots utlize techniques that reduce the need for corrections altogether (therefore freeing up more time to think ahead of the airplane). And, it is not how many hours one flies that determines success, but how he or she spends their time. A.K.A., practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect. The DAS System can be summed up then as: (Teach proficiency) Identify the fundamental techniques attributable to the best pilots who fly and learn with the greatest ease. (Compartmentalize) Assemble those fundamentals into a logical-progression syllabus, or system. (Effective practice) Present the appropriate techniques to the student pilot in a crawl-walk-run format.
About the Instructor Dave Scott grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, home of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and the world’s largest sport aviation convention and airshow. His fascination with aviation started when his father began taking him to the EAA airshow when he was 1 year old. By the age of 10 he was riding his bike out to the airport twice a day and volunteering during the EAA convention to earn admittance to the flight line and a front row seat to watch the daily airshow. It was throughout this period that Dave vowed to one day become an elite aerobatic pilot. Dave began actively flying radio control models with his father at the age of 8. Ever mindful of one day flying full-scale aerobatics, he always tried to fly his models in a manner that mirrored the crisp precise style of his favorite full-scale performers. It wasn’t long before his determination and attention to detail also made him one of the most sought after flight instructors in his RC flying club. As his skills and reputation grew as a model flyer and instructor, people began hiring him to instruct on a scheduled basis, thus inspiring him to develop even more effective methods of RC flight instruction…
First-of-its-kind RC Flight School Encouraged by the increasing effectiveness of his teaching methods and the growing demand for structured training, Dave was convinced by his father and others to provide professional RC flight training full-time and opened 1st U.S. RC Flight School. Over the next two decades Dave consolidated his unique system of accelerated flight training and expanded his business to cover all model airplane and helicopter skill levels. His school has produced several National aerobatic champions and routinely draws pilots from all over North America. When Dave isn't instructing RC pilots or working on his latest training manual, magazine article, or thrilling airshow crowds, he enjoys spending time with his wife and best friend and their two dogs.

1st RC Flight School MISSION STATEMENT

PHASE 1: The objective of 1st RC Flight School is to provide an environment in which to develop, codify, and deliver new standards of systematic radio control flight training programs at all skill levels. And to be recognized for our flight training accomplishments as the Leader, the Best; and providing a positive opportunity for those committed to learning in the sport. PHASE 2: Develop unprecedented results-based instructional resources for every pilot, student, and instructor to utilize.

1st RC Flight School VISION STATEMENT

We will continue to take responsibility for how well each student performs. The Flight School will be designed around what works best for the student, combined with an enthusiasm and life-long study of aviation and teaching. We will accomplish our goals while offering innovative services and resources beneficial to fostering the growth of radio control model aviation, the greatest sport/hobby on earth!