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After training hundreds of students, I discovered a key in life.  A background in Counseling Psychology makes an interesting combination with being a flight instructor.  The result is a different approach to flight training.  Learning to fly is a very personal expression.  All your fears, hopes and dreams come out in this.  And its amazing to watch people grow as pilots.  The most rewarding part for me is that I'll give people a skill they'll take with them forever.  Other things I've learned about pilots include:

• Pilots are risk takers.  They overcome fear and anxiety to gain their skills.  Then they subject themselves to an intense evaluation called a check-ride.  They know how to face fear with rational thought to work through any problem.
• Pilots have a good sense of humor.  They subjected themselves to looking like a fool during their training.  They can laugh at their own aviation mistakes without too much self doubt.
• Pilots are confident.  After all, they have a skill that less that 1% of the American population has.  Compared with 6 billion people, they are rare indeed.  They tap skills which are required at the right moment and the right conditions.
• Pilots are good time managers.  They scheduled the time to learn their craft in the middle of life's pressures and demands.
• Pilots are self-reliant.  They approach their flying with conditioned skill which wells up from deep within them. They stand up when the situation calls for someone to take responsibility.
• Pilots are team members.  They know how to give up control when needed, only to become the partner in problem solving.
• Pilots know how to have fun.  From watching another pilot's touch & go efforts, to becoming a flight instructor, pilots delight in their avocation and reach for the fullest life surrounding it.
• Pilots are achievers.  They overcome every odd to get the job done, expecting the best from themselves at every turn.  These are the people in life who know how to get things done.
• Pilots have faith.  They put their trust in the aerodynamic engineers who built their airframe, while trusting their engine and fuel supply over hostile terrain.  Pilots trust electronic devices for navigation... without which they'd surely be lost.
• Pilots are always searching for self truth.  They always look for ways to improve their skills.  They know how to admit their mistakes and take steps to prevent them.  They learn from their mistakes and then teach others through their stories & advice.

Good Pilots...

• A good pilot will not fly in aircraft or conditions beyond his capability or certification. 
• A good pilot does not ignore the FARs. The FAA looks to the pilot to answer for any violations. Sometimes a magnifying glass is used. 
• A good pilot is always a student, striving to make every maneuver a bit more precise than the one before. 
• A good pilot knows his equipment, its limitations and how to handle its malfunctions. 
• Follows checklists.
• Gets continuing education in the form of additional ratings, FAA "wings", time building with an instructor, and flight reviews.

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