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FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL 205

ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF A GOOD PILOT TO BE DEVELOPED IN THE STUDENT

Coordination.-Coordination is the ability to use and move the hands and feet together subconsciously in the proper relationship, as a result of sensory stimuli or desire to maneuver the aircraft.

Timing.-Timing is the application of coordination at the proper instant to make flight, and all maneuvers incident thereto, a constant, smooth process.

Control touch.-This is the ability to sense the action of the aircraft and its probable actions in the immediate future, with regard to attitude and speed variations, by the sensing and evaluation of varying pressures and resistances of the control surfaces transmitted through the stick and rudder bars or pedals.

Speed sense.-The ability to instantly sense and react to any reasonable variation of airspeed. This should be particularly acute during slow flight or the approach to a stall.

Ability to subdue normal instincts and form new ones by experience.-There are certain types of individuals whose instinctive physical reactions are quicker than their mental. These reactions cause them to make errors and get them into trouble before their thinking can overcome the results of their instinctive action. These instincts must be trained to provide the proper reaction.

Reaction time.-All impressions received while flying come from the senses. The interval between the receipt of these impressions, their interpretation, and the taking of action is called "reaction time."
 It is important that the pilot have at least normal reaction time. Too long an interval is a serious hazard, particularly in high speed aircraft or when operating close to the ground.

Judgment.-This is a relative term. In flying, it is the ability to size up a situation quickly and accurately and deduce the correct procedure to be followed under the circumstances-To analyze accurately, the probable results of a given set of circumstances or of a proposed procedure; the exercise of care and due regard for safety; the ability to accurately gauge the performance of an aircraft; the ability to recognize personal limitations and limitation of the aircraft and avoid approaching the critical points of each.
 Judgment should be perfected by experience. They should go hand in hand.

Poise.-The ability to maintain mental and physical control without perturbation while under pressure or in emergencies.

Initiative-Self-reliance.-The ability to determine a proper course and follow it in the absence of instruction, advice, or clearly defined precedent.

Aggressiveness.-As the opposite of hesitancy. To be used only as an extension of judgment and initiative.

Analysis and synthesis.-The ability to separate the whole of a thing into components, ascertain the relationship of each to the other, separate the good from the bad, and apply the results of such analysis to the whole or to the forming of a more desirable new whole.