G'day Peter, Great news you starting your flying lessons, sounds like you got a bit of time in with the lessons, well done, yeah turbulence is something you never know how rough it is until it gets you, all you got to remember is the trike will most likely handle a lot more than your comfort zone will allow you, over time you will get used to it but even now with me after 450 + hrs I still get caught in something that is unexpected and I don't like it but deal with it as you have nothing else you can do. I hope you get over to the gathering of moths as I will be there from friday 21st and staying 2 nights and leaving to come home sunday arvo, I plan on flying over to Porepunkah from Mt Beauty sometime friday after I set up, so hopefully I will be able to catch up with you and meet you in person. Till then well done and enjoy your training Alf