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Old 9th Mar 2015, 16:02
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Firstly like the others say its early days
Firstly free up your mind i.e. be sure you know the pattern you are flying. don't use mental capacity because you are not sure where you are or where you are going.

Relax you hands, so many new pilots are tense and grip the controls as if they are hanging on for dear life.
it should be finger tip stuff

Make sure you have the power set for a slow cruise in the circuit with everything put away

look outside as well as your instrumentation some are glued to the panel

Make sure and this is very important that the aircraft is properly trimmed so its not climbing or descending! properly trimmed it should fly hands off maintaining altitude with very little input from you.

if its does drift off altitude don't be frightened to put it back where it should be with an I am the boss and in control movement!

hEADING take an object on the ground ahead on the line you are flying so you can visually navigate to that line offsetting the drift

But above all be smooth and relaxed and in command of the aircraft

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