Thanks for this. I've always been interested in flying and have only taken one lesson. However, I also have tendency towards hyperfocus and this comment has sufficiently frightened me.
It is the job of the flight instructor to keep you safe as you learn to fly. Multi tasking on the right things, and making those things as natural as driving a car, is the goal of flight instruction. Once you achieve this, your instructor might allow you to take the final exams.
Learning to fly is like riding a motorcycle while controlling a sailboat. At first everyone is overwhelmed. But with practice it becomes second nature.
Instrument flying is a significant step up in difficulty with respect to multi-tasking and attention division.
