As an aside, I remember being startled (aged about 14) to learn that pitch/trim should be used to control speed and power to control rate of climb/descent. It took me a few days to come to terms with it.
Funnily enough I learned it from Microsoft Flight Simulator which has (or at least had) some simulated 'flying lessons' where it was explained.
Last edited by abgd; 11th May 2012 at 22:38.