"Jay Honeck" wrote

The problem usually first manifests itself on the *ground*, when the
newbie is learning to steer with their feet. No matter how I tell
them to "push left, turn left", they will keep pushing RIGHT. I've
even tried tapping the appropriate leg, thinking that perhaps they
didn't know "right" from "left", and that didn't help. They just end
up out in the weeds.

The very first time I flew (airplane or sim) was in a real airplane, and at
first, I could not understand that the rudder did not work like handlebars
on a bicycle. After I was told to think of old time airplanes having a
cable hooked up on the "rudder bar" and the same side of the rudder, it made
sense.
--
Jim in NC