Lou wrote:
My PP CFI was a "master of distraction" type of chatty guy. He would
continually yak on about things that had nothing to do with flying. I
also noticed how peaceful solo flight was! G

That's funny, while reading this I was thinking the same thing. My CFI
kept
talking about things he did over the weekend, what did I do etc. I
guess
it worked.

It did!

All the same stuff non-flying pax talk about that can easily draw you in
and away from flying.

The quiet on the first solo, without him yakkin' away, was soooooooooooo
noticeable! G