Tue May 25, 2021 8:46 pm
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You are right @andynxn , except for one thing - I already laugh at myself
I keep a journal of lesson write ups, including more of the not so good stuff in there. I need to be completely honest with myself, but I do also include the good bits and the improvements.
I also write on a non-flying forum so my witterings for that group also include some explanations - now THAT really helps me because I have to understand stuff to be able to explain it
Even on a bad day I can sit and reflect that I am doing something very few people get to do and that I personally have sat on a runway, put on full power and taken off and climbed in a light aircraft. .....
.... just waiting impatiently for the decent landing
I was re-reading Jason Smart's book 'Take Your Wings and Fly' last evening and I was nodding vigorously at some of the things he had issues with and I laughed out loud when he wrote about radio calls. Co-incidently the door came unlatched on his ac, just as he was doing 45° AoB (a la my last lesson!).
The learning experience is so fascinating, isn't it?
I recently heard a very interesting article about Learning new skills :
A class of young children were split into 2 groups. They were told that they had to be able to throw a beanbag into a basket from 2 metres away. They mostly couldn't on the first day. They had a week to practice.
Group 1, they practised every day, throwing from 2 metres.
Group 2, they practised every day, but threw from 1.5 metres, 2.5 metres and 3 metres. Never 2 metres.
At the end of the week they all had to throw the 2 metre distance.
Group 2 were far better!
So when I wonder why I am not consolidating any one skill but am moving on to more and more in rapid succession, I reflect on that. It's a great way to learn. Demanding, but great.
I keep a journal of lesson write ups, including more of the not so good stuff in there. I need to be completely honest with myself, but I do also include the good bits and the improvements.
I also write on a non-flying forum so my witterings for that group also include some explanations - now THAT really helps me because I have to understand stuff to be able to explain it
Even on a bad day I can sit and reflect that I am doing something very few people get to do and that I personally have sat on a runway, put on full power and taken off and climbed in a light aircraft. .....
.... just waiting impatiently for the decent landing
I was re-reading Jason Smart's book 'Take Your Wings and Fly' last evening and I was nodding vigorously at some of the things he had issues with and I laughed out loud when he wrote about radio calls. Co-incidently the door came unlatched on his ac, just as he was doing 45° AoB (a la my last lesson!).
The learning experience is so fascinating, isn't it?
I recently heard a very interesting article about Learning new skills :
A class of young children were split into 2 groups. They were told that they had to be able to throw a beanbag into a basket from 2 metres away. They mostly couldn't on the first day. They had a week to practice.
Group 1, they practised every day, throwing from 2 metres.
Group 2, they practised every day, but threw from 1.5 metres, 2.5 metres and 3 metres. Never 2 metres.
At the end of the week they all had to throw the 2 metre distance.
Group 2 were far better!
So when I wonder why I am not consolidating any one skill but am moving on to more and more in rapid succession, I reflect on that. It's a great way to learn. Demanding, but great.
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