Originally Posted by Croqueteer
One thing I found useful on a trial lesson (Baptism of the air in French) was to say just before take off that we would fly 5mins west and stay fairly close to a big factory there, and at the end of the lesson ask him to fly back to base, and after the initial shock and a bit of prompting, he would twig, "We'll fly for 5mins east!" It would give them a bit of satisfaction and be of benefit if they did take up flying.
Great stuff and they also need to know where they have been because the first question everyone asks is WHERE DID YOU GO?