> Understanding how the plane works goes a long way towards developing the right instincts.
Well, I won't imply anything and I'll disagree with this directly. Understanding does not go a long way towards developing the right instincts. There is only one thing that develops instincts and that's repeated practice. Understanding doesn't even come close.
At best, understanding alleviates a mental block that some people have where they can't do something (in extreme cases literally physically can't do it at all) if they don't understand how it works. Not everyone has this.
In my experience as an instructor, this is more common among those who are from an engineering type background. I also find it to be strongly correlated with age. Younger people are more accepting of instruction (and tend to learn much faster).
I could write the same article about flying or programming: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Black Box.
Well, I won't imply anything and I'll disagree with this directly. Understanding does not go a long way towards developing the right instincts. There is only one thing that develops instincts and that's repeated practice. Understanding doesn't even come close.
At best, understanding alleviates a mental block that some people have where they can't do something (in extreme cases literally physically can't do it at all) if they don't understand how it works. Not everyone has this.
In my experience as an instructor, this is more common among those who are from an engineering type background. I also find it to be strongly correlated with age. Younger people are more accepting of instruction (and tend to learn much faster).
I could write the same article about flying or programming: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Black Box.