Speaking as someone with a grand total of one and a half hours on the Eagle I can say that the first sortie was pretty dire but after that it starts to come together. Thats not to say I am any way close to going solo but it is far from impossible, just different. One of the main things is not to flare and pull the stick into your stomach as you would on a cub. Speed is far more critical and mustn't get low or you will drop. It is just a difference in technique which can be learned like everything else.
Quite looking forward to a further sortie or two this weekend ..... Stik
