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C172N both are 1977 models

I have a very limited amount of time in a C172 but like 50 hours in a C152 and from my very limited experience I found them to fly almost alike and never experienced what I did this past Sunday in either model before.

Thank you Dan for the clarification and things to look for. I should be flying in that plane again this upcoming Sunday. No guarantees I will be able to do these checks, but if I can I will. They have a second carburetor-ed C172 that I can also sign up for should I run into the same issue.

Thank you for the tip. Can you clarify or point me to another reference/youtube video on this: "and then work the trim until the tab lines up with the elevator. That should roughly correspond to T/O trim..."

Yeah, that is were my mind is going also.

No W/B done, it was only the two of us (330pounds maybe?) with full fuel. If it was physical stops I would get it, but as I was pulling back I felt I had to pull even harder to get the desired effect. I might have the instructor, out of fear of being charged a "ground school fee" to take a...

Yeah I thought about that and actually added that to my statement above. Just remember C152/C172s being really smooth and 'easy' to land and take off

Question for the more experienced pilots in the group. I went up for a flight in the left seat this past weekend for the first time in over 24 years and although the instructor was impressed with what I remembered, I had one hell of a time with the take off and landings. Of the 4 we did, 3 of...