Without discounting anyone, the "25 years on the sticks" guys are probably showing a great experience in flying aircraft models, but when it comes to the phantom, it would be good to remember that what they are is flying cameras, which is totally different. This is not the same purpose, definitely not the same way to pilot it, and I don't think the experience in one serves the other in any way. Phantom users are photo/videographers and their piloting expertise is all built around this activity. What some don't understand is that you can't fly a Phantom like you fly a model aircraft. If you try, you can't film. And vice versa, if you're filming, you're not going to fly it like a model. Just to say, even with experience in the model aircraft hobby, which again is not comparable to the camera drone hobby, the learning curve still exists and "veterans" looking down to rookies phantom pilots miss their target.