Quote Originally Posted by mn124700 View Post
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.
To quote the immortal Gordon Baxter: "Flying is an unnatural act, probably punishable by God."

You've got my respect, deciding to learn to fly without even having been in a small airplane before. What I might suggest is talking to your instructor, and making the next flight just a ride, rather than a teaching session. Let the instructor fly. Do a little sight-seeing, flit around and look at stuff for an hour. Get used to the environment.

Ron Wanttaja