Well, as far as take offs, I take my time. Our club just finished our 600'x60' runway and I'm using all of it with my trainer. I tend to make sure I'm going straight and I slowly bring up the throttle until I am able to lift the plane gently into the air. One problem I had with take offs the 1st couple a tried were over correcting or moving the rudder stick slightly one way or the other while I was trying to give the plane some throttle. Just move slowly and deliberately, I use my pointer finger and my thumb on the sticks to make sure I have as much control over the sticks as I can.

But since my solo I have regressed. I took my plane out last Wednesday night and came into an issue I didn't think I would have. Due to wind, the take of and flight pattern was of a right-handed nature not the left-handed nature I was used to. And just that little change really screwed with my fingers, the plane didn't feel right at all and I ended up having my instructor who was out at the field land the plane for me. Since then I have went back on the buddy box and I'm not ashamed of it at all. I think I went to fast without getting all the instruction that I needed and thankfully it didn't cost me my plane. So, as soon as I get my engine running correctly again (having horrible time tuning it, seams to want to run really rich all the time) I'll be back up in the air on the buddy box learning everything I need to know. That way when I go up in the air, I'm the one landing it.