I have only been flying since last fall and my nerves went away for the most part. However what gives me stress is when the "old timers" are at the field watching and critiquing my every move. That makes me nervous, not the actual flying because after all I do this for fun. Plus I don't like flying when other guys are in the air as it just adds to the stress factor especially for a new pilot. Ideally I prefer to go to the field when nobody else is there but that is not an option since I only have the weekends off and that's when everyone is at the field.
