maintaining the course
Maybe I am too thick while in air but I seem to learn more from these forums and asking for tips. So here it goes ...
My instructor keeps telling me that I need to stay the course. I find the pre-planning not that useful if there is some wind, even with WCA etc. calculated previosuly. The reality in air is different, more so for newbies.
Recently, I have started using a technique to keep tracking a course and I am wondering if that's what the experienced ones do something similar.
From a point I turn to the heading and aim for a feature (settlement, chimney, windmills, etc) in front of me. After a few minutes I could see that I am deviating while holding the heading. More pronouced the ground features are the easier it is. One could quickly add/subtract a few degrees to the heading to get the actual course. With all the visual checkpoints to note and other duties, I have found it an exhausting excercise.
Are there any instructors who could pass on some wisdom about this?