Improvement

Today most of the focus of my lesson was working on some of my weaker points: Stalls and steep turns. I also have been getting more proficient in maintaining altitude. I'm now mostly keeping my altitude plus or minus 200 feet- which is better than my last couple lessons, where I was easily plus or minus 400-500ft. This is all thanks to using the trim tab appropriately.

My power-off stall was good, and according to my instructor, I have gotten 100% better at power-on stalls. Now, I'm actually pushing forward on the controls once the stall begins, and that helps a lot. Now my only problem- I'm actually nosing over a bit too much- I have to find that happy medium.

My steep turns were also better. I have developed some references on the plane of which to judge the line of the horizon, and now I can do them mostly without looking at my instruments (except to check altitude of course).

I landed three times today, all three of them were crosswind landings with no flaps. I feel like I did okay. The only problem is that at the last second before touchdown, you have to punch in a lot of rudder to line the plane up with the runway, but once the plane lands, the rudders now control steering. So the plane darts off to the left a little and I have to center it back on the centerline.

For the first time, I didn't have the slightest bit of nausea.