Remember trying to “drive” the airplane on the ground with the yoke the first time you attempted to taxi it? Some people still fall into this habit when tired or distracted. It’s known as the Law of Primacy, as they learned to drive a car before they learned to fly.
In most airplanes—the Ercoupe is the exception—you can’t steer on the ground with the yoke. The urge to apply automobile technique to the airplane is an example of negative transference, which is when previous knowledge (driving a car) is applied to a new situation (taxiing an airplane) even though it is the incorrect procedure. Basically, old habits get in the way of learning and practicing the new skill.
