Pilot pride comes with the certificates and ratings achieved through successful checkrides. But like flying itself, maintaining one’s pilot pride properly is a never-ending effort. Human nature is an ever-present foe. Complacency replaces striving to be better on every flight, and boastful delusions take the place of yesterday’s abilities. Proper pilot pride abhors such delusions, and the Airman Certification Standards can help.
Don’t Let Personal Pride Interfere with Currency Training
Key Takeaways:
- Maintaining genuine pilot pride requires continuous effort to combat complacency, with the Airman Certification Standards (ACS) serving as the foundation for competent aviation.
- The ACS replaced the Practical Test Standards (PTS) and integrates task-specific knowledge and risk management elements, defining what pilots must "KNOW, CONSIDER, and DO" for certification.
- Pilots, even experienced ones, should actively use the ACS to self-assess and practice skills to checkride standards beyond minimum currency, reviewing knowledge, risk management, and physical execution, ideally incorporating these into flight reviews.
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