first encounter with a wind gust my little underpowered POS trainer was almost blown into the park office building

but since my instructor was busy flying his own plane I only had myself to save it. after a bit of a struggle I finally figured it out and got it back to were I should be.

What I should have though about was this.

"when you are in trouble, get the wings level THEN correct for direction."

much easier to fly a level plane the direction you want it then to fly a plane in a dive to who knows were.