I was just talking to the pilot the other day and we were joking about how lucky he got. He had lots of bad landings after those lol. Are you using power on landing ? I find that 1200 rpm or so really helps make landings better. Power off landings should actually be taught after power on but 90% of instructors teach power off ( and they don’t really know why … its just the way they were taught). Also don’t try to land try to burn off all the airspeed right above the ground while keeping your front tire slightly higher than your rear. For me i try to touch the cowling to the last 1/3rd of the runway and just wait for it to set down as I continue to build back pressure ( its just like take off for sight picture ) Good luck ! It will just “happen” and after you get it you wont remember why it was so hard lol

Yeah totally normal and don’t practice them over and over … usually i don’t do more than one or two and usually just one. So for entry your banking which will cause a loss of lift so to keep the altitude and airspeed you need to bump in about 200 rpms . If you don’t add a little power your going to lose one or the other and the basis of the maneuver is keeping airspeed and altitude. The reason we aren’t fighting the yoke is that we added about two rolls of trim in. As you roll in bump in a little power then drop your hand to the trim and roll in one roll downward as you hit 30* of bank and another roll to 3/4 of a roll to lock in the horizon as you hit 45 degrees bank. Trim for steep turn is not all that important for a 172 but it helps. Trim starts to matter as you upgrade to larger more complex aircraft though. Try chewing peppermint gum. Don’t over do it at first on maneuvers. Also make sure to have a little something to eat (granola bar and a little water or something). Also if you got really nauseous get a garden trash bag for your flight kit don’t mess around with those little tiny bags. My worst day flying I took a multivitamin on and empty stomach as I ran out the door and forgot my breakfast … steep turns about killed me . If it gets worse you can take motion sickness pills but really if you did more than one steep turn that was probably the real reason at low hours you have tunnel vision and they are disorienting for even accomplished pilots sometimes. Have fun & fly more !

Thanks for all the awesome comments also ! They will help other new flight students I’m sure !

Awesome !!!! Your way ahead of the game ! Have you looked into gliders ? I believe the age to solo gliders is lower and might be fun distraction while you wait. I actually want to try flying a glider.

“Even a blind squirrel 🐿 finds an acorn every now and then”

Landings should look almost the same as takeoffs so your half way there. Or I guess your more than half way ! Have fun landing!

Thanks ! He struggled later don’t worry lots of bad landings in later lessons lol. Landings are harder when you try to land. The Cessna 172 should get half the credit for most landings anyway ( the good half at that). Thanks for watching! Stay light on the controls and as you flare keep building back pressure until it looks like takeoff ... maybe a 1/4 or less of the runway will be visible over the cowling. As you build back pressure you also have to build right rudder pressure to keep the nose straight. Also don’t “ try to land” just burn off the airspeed just above the ground until it sets down gently. Now forget all that ...fly more and have fun !