The Role of Time in Effective Flight Training

Time is essential for learning and forming correct habit patterns along the way. Habits shape how you go about your life, often unconsciously. And like slow cooking at low heat, habits need time to develop properly.

In Richard Bach’s short story, ‘School for Perfection,’ he describes an idealistic flight school where the learning process is a lifelong commitment, and where students dedicate their lives to mastering aviation.

Today, with modern resources like simulators and video conferencing, we can maximize our instructional time, as well as our devotion and commitment, make learning more efficient and effective.

I highly recommend reading ‘School for Perfection.’ I first read it in 2015, and it resonated so deeply with me that it gave my aviation journey a whole new purpose. The values and principles in that story are the ones I strive to share with my students.

School for Perfection is a short story found in the compilation book titled A Gift of Wings, by Richard Bach.            
Bach, R. (2012). A Gift of Wings. Dell.