(while on the subject, what do you experienced folk think about the whole "following through on the controls thing? I often found it more confusing as I was holding them so lightly so as not to interfere I hadn't a clue what was going on...)
DBChopper,
Extremely good point.
I managed to do my PPL(A) and PPL(H) without having a clue how to follow through; like you, I was holding the controls too lightly, and never found it helped at all. Because no-one told me HOW to follow through! I now use Mike Greene's words, as taught on my instructor's course with him. I tell students, "Place your hands and feet on the controls, and apply enough pressure that you can feel what's happening, but not so much that you restrict my movements". Hopefully that gets the message across. It seems to, as I get comments like: "Oh, I see what you mean about only tiny movements".
Mike, if you happen to be reading this, I realise just about every day what a fantastic instructor you were; many, many thanks.