Hello everyone...

I am Stage II planning cross-country right now...everything is coming along great but steep turns (45 degree) are proving difficult for me. My instructor doesn't articulate the procedure very well for me, he just says "stay ahead of the plane, stay ahead of the plane," as I lose more than 100 feet of altitude and thereby fail a future checkride.

We are in a 172 classic (P model) and any tips for those who have it dialed in would be greatly appreciated as I can't seem to find much info on the procedure.

RPM, airspeed, trim, back pressure, etc details are appreciated!

Mike