pgbabygirl,

talk to your instructor, tell him how you feel, ask him to let you fly a few things up high that you have been practicing on the sim. If he then still feels you need to be recovered quickly then trust his judgment. You also may just impress him/her enough that he does exactly what you are looking for. Sometimes instructors may not think you can do something and will actually hold you back, not intentionally I'm sure but it does happen. Remember, communication is key in learning to fly. You both must be able to talk to each other and both must be willing to listen. If you both cannot get along, then it may be time to get another instructor. Sometimes to people just do not match well, it happens all the time and not just in R/C

It's happened to me as an instructor. I've actually held a student back because I did not see much improvement but it turned out I was not trusting him enough and though I was "hearing" him, I was not listening and as soon as I let him show me what he learned on the sim, we got along allot better, even though when he would scare me I'd take control, sit on him a bit to settle him down which really did not happen that much after our little talk. He now has turned out to be one of the best pilots we have in the club considering he is wheelchair bound.