It's very refreshing to see this thread with so many others having a similar experience. I'm 18 hours into training and the last 4 lessons have been nothing but pattern work with 10-15 landings (and a few go-arounds). I'm still having the same consistency issues that others have mentioned with keeping things under control once I get into ground effect, especially the yaw. I think the real a-ha moment will be when the coordination between aileron and rudder control really clicks. My other problem has been figuring out the right amount of back pressure to apply in the roundout, with the CFI having to pull back pretty hard a couple times to keep me from burying the nose in the ground, and other times pulling back too much or too early and ballooning the plane.
It's all happening very fast on final approach right now, and I'm still waiting for everything to click and slow down. One positive thing I've noticed is that with each lesson I seem to be getting it closer and closer to the runway without any CFI intervention and the last couple I've landed a few on my own.
Looking forward to hearing updates (and seeing some video) from the OP. Seems like we're in similar spots. I'm excited to figure this out and move on to solo and cross-country!
