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Default RE: Going flying for the first time in March

Welcome!
You must have done your homework and/or listened to recommendations as you as doing everything you need to do and you selected the proper type of plane and a good one too! Practicing on a simulator greatly improves your chances of having a successful first flight. Yes the landings are indeed the trickiest part of the flight and it will take some time to get good at them. Flying at the field will be different than the simulator due to all of the changing factors ...mostly weather. The wind will be the major factor for you now and to a lessor extend later on but don't let it worry you. After you stick with it and improve your skills the wind won't be so bad.
Your instructor will show you the proper and safe way to set-up ,check-out ,and start your plane and then taxi it out and take it off, get the controls trimmed out and then with instruction, hand off control to you in the air. They will then land it for you and repeat this many more times and before you know it you will be taking off and then practicing your landing approaches and eventually making your first landing !
Good luck !