On May 3, 2:49 pm, James wrote:

My instructor made me put my left hand on my knee for the first lessons
to get the hang of it. You will have to be carefull when you get into
doing landings in gusty conditions, you might find yourself going back
steering with your hands when under a bit of stress.

James.

Seven Learning Factors taught to new instructors. The first
one is Primacy, which says that first iimpressions are the strongest.
The fist few taxis with the hand on the leg will establish a lifelong
habit.
We teach controls for wind right off. Student needs to get it
right the first time.

Wingflap's suggestion of putting pressure on both rudder
pedals is another bad idea. Nervous students already stand on them,
and they'll only put more pressure on them if told to do so. I see
worn-out rudder control system parts from just that, since in most
lightplanes that tension is transmitted down both cables to the rudder
horn itself. Rudder hinges, clevis bolts and their holes, pulleys and
cables, rudder bars and pedals, all wear much faster than usual if
they're under constant tension. And the pushback on the seat wears all
that stuff out, too. Takes time, but it does wear.
And a tense pilot is a jerky, clumsy pilot. I often found my
students bumping all over the place and noticed that they had the
white-knuckle grip. Making them hold the yoke between a couple of
fingers allowed the airplane to magically settle down and fly real
smooth. Amazing.

Dan