What did you have trouble with during PPL training?

Oh, another thing that might help is a variation on what C650CPT said: when you go out and do spins, also try setting the power for 2200 or so, hold enough back pressure to keep it in the stall (or continually stalling), and tap each rudder to make it drop a wing. As soon as it starts tp drop, tap opposite rudder to raise the wing and drop the other one, then opposite rudder again, etc.
 
Amd87, have you had your instructor demonstrate the falling leaf in power off stalls. When you do this it is a good demonstration to show how beign a power-off stall can be.

Oh, regarding the turns about a point. Check out the PTS, it calls for you to be within 600-1000 AGL for those manuvers.

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was forced to attend "airplane tiedowns for dummies" before I took my checkride. Something about that knot I could never get.

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I'm with you on that one lol. I have trouble actually setting the instruments before flight for some reason, and right steep turns, left are good
 
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What are you flying by the way?

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We are in a C-172

The 152 we are allowed to practice spins in is currently being painted and getting a new interior so nobodys flying it...

C650- You're right, I don't like the feeling of having an unknown outcome, yet I think with practice I should be able to pick it up and feel confident with the manuver
 
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I was forced to attend "airplane tiedowns for dummies" before I took my checkride. Something about that knot I could never get.

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haha same here, I learned more about knots from flying then I did from boating!!
 
I am in my PPL training as well. At first I was a little sketchy on the stalls all together, but I am getting better with every time. Just practice and you'll get it down just like any other manuever! And remember always have fun.
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My hardest thing was landings. I had a tendency to either flare too high or float for miles. Steep turns were my bread & butter, so I never really had problems with those. I had to make myself keep putting in that right rudder on power-off stalls, though. I kept forgetting, and my heading was always off. Could be b/c when I added power the nose swung to the left like a drunken sailor. As far as tiedowns, I just learned that last year. My school has hooks.
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All through my PPL we either had chains or hangars. I can push it back into a T-hangar using a towbar without taking off a wingtip, but to this day I can't tie a knot to save my life.

I always hated steep turns. I even tried to break out of the one on my PP-ASEL checkride because I thought I came close to busting altitude, but the examiner told me to keep going, then promptly failed my engine.
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I didn't have a problem with them on my PP-AMEL checkride though. Go figure.
 
Dude, I go retarded with a towbar. If it's a 737 attatched to a tug, I can park that sucker with inches to spare. If it's a little aluminum bar on the front of a 172, I'll take out hangar doors and wingtips.
 
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