Thanks Tinstaafl for the tips, I'll have to use the thumb/forefinger advice next time.
Actually, I did an X-country flight with Cosmo yesterday and, alas! the plane didn't wobble anymore, his knuckles weren't all white sqweezing the controls.
One fine chap that Cosmo. He'll make a pilot. One day.
Rgs, Headwind
PS. I am not all that crap. And I am not an instructor, either... Fresh PPL holder with about 15hrs total PIC time