ORIGINAL: mbilar1
During one of my training sessions, the instructor told me, "when it's flying toward you, move the (aileron) stick toward the wing you want to raise." That's how he was trained and it seems to work for me. Any else ever heard that?
I've found that I don't even have to mention anything concerning control reversal. All I do is tell them to move the stick left, center, right, center, pull back, center. They seldom, if ever have a problem with the plane coming toward them.
One time, when I was teaching at a flying club in Canada, I had the first time ever student turn his back to the flight line, fly his trainer better than when he was looking at it. I have literally all of my students takeoff and land on their first or second ever flying session. Once more, if anyone would like to see me do this and with beginners of their own choosing, I'll be happy to give them a demonstration. I know it sounds too good to be true, but seeing is believing.
CCR