On Sat, 17 May 2008 19:55:58 -0400, Roy Smith wrote:


A fun exercise is to take your hands off the yoke completely and fly with
just power, trim, and rudder. It really teaches you to make small
adjustments and to wait for the plane to settle down before making another
change.


It is!

Once upon a time, folks learned to fly r/c in a similar manner. It
teaches loads about aerodynamics.