Ron Webb wrote:
Awww for crying out loud! The guy asks a simple question, and you either
confuse him with excess detail, or act like it's a stupid question, just
because YOU know the answer! Not very friendly!

Just to answer the question directly:

Your instructor is correct. Control altitude with throttle, and airspeed
with pitch. It sounds backwards, but that's what they teach.

Ah. So if I want to cruise faster, I leave the throttle alone and
pitch downward.

Dan