Initial flights should be done on calm days. This will slow down the airplane and give you a little more time to react, plus it will lessen the impact and keep dirt out of the engine, should you not be able to recover. Hold elevator input as long as you continue to turn. Hold the control sticks with thumb and forefinger instead of just your thumb for better feel and a greater degree of control. Amount of elevator input is dependent on degree of bank angle.
Steeper banking requires more UP elevator and results in a tighter turn.
Tight turns increase chances of stalls. Avoid steep banks and tight turns at low altitude or at low speed. Rudder and aileron controls are reversed when airplane is coming towards you. Turning to face the same direction as the airplane may be helpful. Rate of climb or descent is controlled by throttle.