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ORIGINAL: bruce88123
You shouldn't be even thinking about landing on your first couple of flights. First couple of flights should be just flying around getting to fly level and turn the right directions. Then add in take-offs and landing approaches. Finally begin actual landings. By then you should be feeling comfortable enough near the ground to land.
If you rush it - you'll stuff it.
My first flight i had an instructor beside me and i flew around in circles and flew in circles till my eyes fell out it got sooo boring,then on my 4th flight i think it was my dad let me take off his nexstar,on my 5th flight i was flying my tower trainer and my dad wanted me to do a low speed pass across the runway to get use to it well that didnt happen i went to come in and i didnt notice i was out past the tree line and then my plane disappeard and my dad was like PULL UP PULL UP PULL UP!!!!! it was to late wasnt to bad just knocked the firewall out (first rebuild experience) i felt like i was about to throw up seriously and anyways we got it all loaded up and i went and sulked in the truck then my dad let me fly the nexstar and land it,Then i cheered all up
was awesome.Then we went hope and dad showed me how to fix the firewall.
If you were truely having an easy time of it your instructor could/should have added additional elements to the lesson. An instructor has to remain flexable to the students abilities and progress. The schedule I gave is very rough but I believe covers the sequence in which a student usually learns best. It can vary greatly in either direction depending upon the student and even the weather.