words to describe airmanship

Jeanie

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If you were going to make a list of words to describe "airmanship" what would you include?
 
Excellent ! and, Ed... how would you describe yourself
 
Hi Jaybird... no that's my super decathlon - from under the wings as it's turning to the right - those stripes are called invasion stripes
 
Jeanie said:
Hi Jaybird... no that's my super decathlon - from under the wings as it's turning to the right - those stripes are called invasion stripes
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Wasn't trying to offend. Scale is difficult to judge in that photo. And besides, I have looked at many model photos as a kid with that scheme....and I'll just stop here and remove foot from mouth...
 
Hey, I didn't perceive that as offesnive/or foot in mouth ness at all.... seemed like a good question considering the picture!

No worries.
 
Wisdom
Situational Awareness
Judgment
Coordination
Decisiveness
Experience
Technical Proficiency
 
Smooth
Effortless
Precise
Confident
Expert
Efficient
Stable
 
Without trying to define it myself, I refer you to Tony Kern's book, "Redefining Airmanship". He says "When asked to define good airmanship, most aviators have difficulty. [...]Expert aviators are said to have good hands, judgement, discipline, common sense, and situational awareness, but no one seems to agree with an all-encompassing picture of superior airmanship" (p. 2)

He goes on to say that there are three fundamental principles of expert airmanship: skill, proficiency, and discipline, and five areas of expertise: the aircraft, the team, the environment, the risks, and the self.

The book goes on to delve into these, and uses the principles as the bedrock, the areas of expertise as the pillars of knowledge, and as a capstone, situational awareness and JUDGEMENT.
 
gprellwitz said:
Without trying to define it myself, I refer you to Tony Kern's book, "Redefining Airmanship". He says "When asked to define good airmanship, most aviators have difficulty. [...]Expert aviators are said to have good hands, judgement, discipline, common sense, and situational awareness, but no one seems to agree with an all-encompassing picture of superior airmanship" (p. 2)
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Thanks Grant. I found a good source to buy this and left a printout on my wifes' desk.
 
First, never let the pax see you sweat. Handle everything as if that was what you expected. (If you are ahead of the airplane, you were expecting it, were'nt you?)

Second, accomplish all manouvers so that they look automatic. That the airplane went where it needed to be without any work on your part. As in accomplishing a descent so that you arrive at pattern altitude and airspeed just as you enter the pattern.

The pax should be convinced afterwards that when you fastened your seatbelt, you and the airplane became one.
 
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