In my experience, one characteristic most pilots share is an individualistic, self-sufficient attitude. Typically, we revel in learning the skills required to fly an aircraft well and embrace the challenges it presents. We also usually don’t stop with aviation alone, often engaging in other activities designed to challenge us mentally, physically or both. Examples might include skydiving, motorcycling, running marathons and the like.
Engaging in these and other, similar activities often gives us a hint about a pilot’s personality, which can be boiled down to the simplistic “Type A” or “Type B” categories. According to common definitions, a Type A person generally exhibits ambition and impatience, and often is concerned with managing his or her professional and personal time. They can be “workaholics” and goal-oriented. Everyone knows someone fitting such a description, and it may be that pilots predominately are Type A people.
