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No. He only does it if the approach isn’t very stable.. maybe 1 out 4 or 5 landings this happens. Usually, he’ll tell me how to correct it and not touch the controls. Such as,”You leveled it off a little early, keep it coming down.... and.. flare it!”

Come to think of it, he doesn’t touch the controls at all unless he’s demonstrating something or takes over at about 30 feet off the ground. One of my patterns was spent with no talking at all, so I guess that’s a good sign.

Wow, that was a lot of replies quickly! Thanks everyone for the advice, calming words and clarification. Much appreciated! I’ll keep you all posted on how my training goes and when my first solo happens. Thanks

Hello everyone, I've been training and am currently around 11 hours (though that doesn't really matter) and 32 landings Anyways, the last few lessons have been spent on takeoffs and landings. I seem to be doing Ok with everything until the last 50 feet of altitude.. I don't quite know when to...

Hello everyone! I have now started flight school, (Just had my 3rd lesson today) And I've done quite a bit of studying for the FAA written, but I don't have a very good memory, making it quite a bit of a challenge. I know it's not required until the end of your training, but I'd like to get it...

Hello everyone, Some of you may have seen my thread about which aircraft to choose. But I have more questions, regarding what to do before training. An obvious answer would be to study, (Which I am doing) but I’d like to create a checklist for things to do before starting my training in May...

Yes I am. I’m taking the Sporty’s Learn to fly course, and have taken some practice tests... I’m currently in high school so I’m not completely free, but I am still studying. Thanks, Andrew

Thanks for all the help and suggestions!!! I really appreciate it! I’ll let you all know what I end up doing when I start flight school. Hoping to start in May unless the coronavirus delays it further. Thanks, Andrew

Hello everyone! My name is Andrew, I’m 16, and I’ve been waiting and saving up for flight school for about 1 1/2 years now. I was going to start this month, but the coronavirus has stopped any hope of starting flight school for now. Anyway, I have some questions about different options I have...