Ok, thanks. I just realized I was expecting to be able to fly like a pattern pilot in only a month of rc flying. That's rediculous. Will work on some basic stuff to wake up left thumb and get to the point where I don't have to think about direction. Will practice side slipping, correcting rolling with rudder, etc. but will just be having fun flying for a few weeks.

Still the basic question is this: Do pattern pilots initiate turns with rudder when flying a basic pattern, and use elevator and ailerons to keep plane in desired attitude? Or is there a lot more to it than that?