I am very sorry but I have been guilty of assuming. I assumed you would have been introduced to the aircraft before flight. That would have covered seat adjustment, sun visors, doors, harnesses, escape, fire in flight etc. That would be a one-off for every new type of aircraft you get into. But before all that, a proper lesson plan would have been created and briefed through with you before flight. That is how proper instructors do things. Missing any of these is not really acceptable. Then in flight, I would expect a "pattered" demo so you could see what was expected of you followed by your attempts. Being a normal human being, you won't get it right first time - that is to be expected. Then the instructor really earns their money. Reinforcing what you got right and trying to work out how to fix the things you got wrong - staying calm (and cool) throughout.
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