Long story short, my plane has a rudder covered with chrome monokote. It is either invisible (reflecting the sky) or binding (reflecting the sun.) Many judges have said they downgraded me because they could see the rudder moving. I asked since when is it a downgrade for using the controls? Their answer…”I was thinking you may be off line, seeing the correction confirmed it!”

Back on topic, wings level, correct track with heading. Generally aircraft will crab into the wind so you may have to actually hold opposite rudder. Roll into the wind when transitioning from horizontal flight. Flying right to left, blowing in, you’ll have to roll right (into the wind) on the pitch up to keep the wings perpendicular to the flight line. Your “heading” will still be correct leaning into the wind.