foxmoth
when I was instructing some 30 years ago, I didn't have e mail...but I would certainly give my student my e mail address now and he could write me for an answer.
but back in prehistoric times, I would certainly have encouraged my students to TELEPHONE me with a question.
Now grant you, I would not give an hour lecture on the phone, but it would open the dialogue about such matters.
andrew, do you have your instructor's phone number?
andrew, how often do you take a lesson?
If you are learning to fly and flying less than one time a week, you might want to re evaluate your learning scheme.