[BenLurkin]

"You're constantly fighting all these controls simultaneously," he said. "You have to continuously fight this airplane's tendency to go out of control."

[Yo-Yo]

Because the Wright Brothers used the cradle control for roll, if you didn't coordinate your turns properly, your weight would cause the aircraft to roll in one direction, causing your body to fall further in that direction, resulting in more roll, etc.

I believe it was Curtis among others that went to the wheel for roll control to counteract this positive feedback loop.

[Cecily]

Wright brothers piloting skills = a wing and a prayer.

[xcamel]

A) beginners luck
B) no preexisting bad habits (or any habits, for that matter)
C) Yo-Yo is exactly "wright" about Glenn Curtiss solving the roll problem with a wheel (and the seat was wired to correct for weight against roll)