I'll agree with Gray Beard - holding the trainer switch with guys about ready to solo for 10 or 12 flights a day for 3 days in a row can get one into a brain dead state. One think I do is match the control settings to what the plane is doing so I can respond to get it out of trouble. I'm sure anybody who has instructed for a while has run into this complacency.

I had a student stall his Alpha about 6" off the ground this past Thursday and roll up on the wing. When he went to get it he found the wing had shifted and the prop broken. In the pit I noticed his tail was loose and thought the bolts had come loose. Upon further inspection we found the fuselage broken just under the midpoint of the stab heading forward. I think its either hangar rash he didn't catch in his preflight (he's been flying sporadically since April so knows how to preflight) or from his ill-fated attempt at solo on day when nobody was at the field and dorked it in from 8' busting the nose up. I'll help him fix it this week just to make sure he learn proper repair techniques.

HampdenTech - If there is any way you can get with your instructor as he repairs the plane you'll learn a lot about repairs which is another facet of the hobby one eventually has to learn.

Hogflyer