19-06-2014, 07:57 PM
We have quite a few pilots willing & capable of buddying a newby. Only a limited number of mode 2 pilots, but as long as the instructor's mode 1 transmitter is bound to the plane, a mode 2 transmitter can be buddycorded to it successfully. The limitation will arise once you progress to "pass the parcel", in that a mode 1 instructor will have difficulty getting a plane out of trouble if taking over a mode 2 transmitter.