Hi all. I just had my first dual-instruction flight two days ago. I'm flying an RV-12 and working on a sport license with a CFI. I'm scheduled to fly again tomorrow.

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit this, but I had never been up in a small plane before, and found that I was quite anxious about the movements of the craft. The rational part of my brain knew I was safe, but the primitive parts were shouting "we're falling!" with every turn and turbulence bump. I managed to do okay and kept myself in control. But, now I'm uneasy going into my second lesson.

I'm hoping for some advice on how to manage this. It definitely takes a lot of the joy out of the experience.

Eric