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Old 4th August 2009 | 20:30
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Ryan5252
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Thanks for the replies - both seem helpful and will make a point of engraving them to mental kneeboard for the next lesson!! Next flight is scheduled for 8.30 so it cant get much earlier than that hopefully the weather will reward my early rise! A contributing factor which I forgot to mention previously, actually two, is that I had previously flown on a C150 but we now use the club's C152 which is back from maintenance. I know my hours are few, but it would appear I had become accustomed to the 150 in some small way. The changes are not massive but a slight change to horsepower does result in surprising changes to visual attitude i.e. nose tendency etc. Something I hope practice will cure. The other factor is that my instructor has started to get very upset each time I enter a roll I apply back pressure/pitch up immediately. I know they say anticipation is vital but this is extreme and I am concerned with this already. I think the reason this is happening is before I 'roll' I flip the downward wing up slightly to check for traffic - it is possible im pitching up just before entering the turn. Sorry for the long responses but im not flying with an ATPL or CPL for that matter in mind. I'm flying purely for the love of general aviation, club life, socialising and fly ins - those are my dreams and I want my flying to be an art long practiced and well perfected - which is why messing up turns at this early stage has really got to me!!

Thanks again for the replies guys!
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