!!!UPDATE!!!

I flew yesterday (Saturday)! And I almost soloed too. My last flight of the day was my first take-off and I flew the whole flight, but I didn't land. I just wasn't comfortable enough yet, since my last flight of the day was also my third flight ever. My insructor said I was an extremely fast study and he expects me to solo before he sees me again (he's going TDY for a couple weeks, so I'm getting a new instructor 'til he gets back). I really just need to practice landing approaches and I'll be able to solo.

Anyway, I had a great day! I was nervous as heck the first time I took the sticks, but by my third flight, I was comfortable enough to fly the whole time (until the landing). I would have flown a lot more than three flights, but I had a battery problem. The RX battery I had was on it's last legs and had to be replaced.

Oh yeah, my plane did suffer some minor damage. My instructor did a ground loop after taxiing off the runway very fast to clear it for another pilot who had to land ASAP. The transition from blacktop to gravelly-street surface made the last turn of the plane much bouncier than he was quite ready for and it just flipped right over. The plane suffered only minor scratches and no stuctural damage, so no biggie.

Verdict: I had a lot of fun and I cna't wait to do it again!