I disagree with letting the sods ever fly out of trim.
They should be taught what attitude they should be holding for every configuration change and power setting.
Then trim after the aircraft has settled.
Once its in trim they can then have the over controlling habit beaten out of them.
Use what you like one hand on the power and one hand on the stick if they still have to firm a grip stick a pencil across there fingers so they can only grip with there middle finger.
The trick is not to let them wander with the attitudes even in transition periods they should be holding a attitude and not just letting the nose pick its own.
TO/climb thats your attitude.
Down wind thats your attitude
Base thats you attitude
Approach thats your attitude
Go-around thats your attitude
All done and practised away from the circuit. The only thing you should be teaching in the circuit is the last 10 ft.
If you teach them right they should be able to do it with no instruments at all and the speeds etc will be bang on the numbers.
Last edited by mad_jock; 25th October 2012 at 15:40.