Chris I would imagine glider flying would give you an intimate knowledge of exactly what is actually going on.
That you or others have not come across this in the training phase certainly clears up some misconceptions I had.
Another exercise was to handrail along a line feature at low level (maybe a bit lower than 200ft this time) and become proficient at overcoming the lag in controls and inertia of the aircraft. Becomes quite apparent when you come to a bend in said line feature and try to follow it. Need to act a fair way ahead of time to make that bend.