"Bubba" wrote in message
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So I guess my question would be this: Can any of you guys offer some
advice on how to get through stall training and landings because right
now my confidence is shot.

Stalls: they don't panic me, but I did find that when an instructor showed
me what happens when you *don't* recover, but instead simply keep the
elevator held back, I became even more comfortable with them. This was in a
Cessna 172, and the nose simply bobbed a bit. Use the rudder to keep the
wings level, of course. It's actually quite a gentle maneuver, and helps
illustrate just how much of the drama of a normal stall recover is
pilot-induced.

Landings: IMHO, introducing landings on a runway with a crosswind doesn't
make much sense. Better for your instructor to find a different runway with
a parallel wind (or none at all). That said, regardless of where you start
your landings, at four hours it's WAY too soon to be worrying about whether
you'll ever get them right. If you're still trying to figure it out at 40
hours, then come back and we can all talk to you about it.

Finally, use Google Groups to look for other messages here, and on
rec.aviation.student (which would be a better place for your concerns) for
questions about stalls and landings. Lots of people have gone through what
you're going through, and the best information you can get right now is to
know that your experience is extremely similar to many other people's.

Pete