Desirable Difficulties Earlier we discussed UCLA Psychologists Elizabeth and Robert Bjork’s research on learning and forgetting. They argue that introducing “desirable difficulties” into training is beneficial. While they seem to slow our short-term...
The Airsick Pilot I spent some time as a bush pilot in Western Alaska. I flew small 6-passenger airplanes from village to village. Sometimes I flew all passengers, sometimes all-cargo, and sometimes a mixture of both. Many great flying stories come from this time...
Steep Turns Flight Instructors refer to steep turns as a “performance maneuver,” meaning it is a maneuver that teaches pilots how to control the aircraft in far more demanding situations than straight and level flight. Pilots explore broader parts of the aircraft’s...
