Pilot traits

[Fendermandan]

24 Pilot traits according to ALPA. Test yourself by giving this list to someone that knows you well.

• [li]Physically and mentally healthy[/li]
  [li]Reality based[/li]
  [li]Self-sufficient[/li]
  [li]Difficulty trusting anyone to do a job as well as themselves[/li]
  [li]Suspicious[/li]
  [li]Intelligent but not intellectual[/li]
  [li]They like “toys”[/li]
  [li]Good at taking things apart and putting them back together[/li]
  [li]Concrete, practical, linear thinkers rather than abstract, philosophical, or theoretical.[/li]
  [li]More analytical than emotional.[/li]
  [li]Reality-oriented[/li]
  [li]Goal-oriented[/li]
  [li]Short term goal orientation and not long-term goal driven.[/li]
  [li]Bimodal (black/white, on/off, good/bad, safe/unsafe)[/li]
  [li]Tend to modify environment instead of their behavior[/li]
  [li]Hunger for excitement[/li]
  [li]Competitive[/li]
  [li]Do not handle failure well[/li]
  [li]Low tolerance for personal imperfection[/li]
  [li]Long memories of perceived injustices.[/li]
  [li]Draw conclusions about people at a glance rather than relying on long and emotion-laden conversation.[/li]
  [li]Avoid introspection[/li]
  [li]Have difficulty revealing, expressing, or even recognizing feelings.[/li]
  [li]When experiencing unwanted feelings, a tendency to mask them with humor or anger.[/li]

[ScudRunner-d95]

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[font=courier][size=75]24 Pilot traits according to ALPA. Test yourself by giving this list to someone that knows you well.[/size][/font]

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[li][font=courier][size=small]Physically and [b][color=red]mentally healthy[/color][/b][/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Reality based[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Self-sufficient[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Difficulty trusting anyone to do a job as well as themselves[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Suspicious[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Intelligent but not intellectual[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]They like “toys”[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Good at taking things apart and putting them back together[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Concrete, practical, linear thinkers rather than abstract, philosophical, or theoretical.[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]More analytical than emotional.[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Reality-oriented[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Goal-oriented[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Short term goal orientation and not long-term goal driven.[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Bimodal (black/white, on/off, good/bad, safe/unsafe)[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Tend to modify environment instead of their behavior[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Hunger for excitement[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Competitive[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Do not handle failure well[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Low tolerance for personal imperfection[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Long memories of perceived injustices.[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Draw conclusions about people at a glance rather than relying on long and emotion-laden conversation.[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Avoid introspection[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]Have difficulty revealing, expressing, or even recognizing feelings.[/size][/font][/li]
[li][font=courier][size=small]When experiencing unwanted feelings, a tendency to mask them with humor or anger.[/size][/font][/li]
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Don't know about that one, I think you have to have a few screws loose at times to put up with this industry.

But Mrs Scud says bang on

[BCPilotguy]

It's hard to tell how many of those boxes I can check off being that I avoid introspection.  ;D


In all seriousness (barring confirmation bias) I feel like I have most of those traits.  Though anyone who sees what flying does to my finances would find the mental health bit to be debatable. 


I'd like to know more about this list of traits though.  What are they based on?  Actual psychological research or some FTU owner's attempt to find students with the "right stuff" (a full wallet).  Was this list posted somewhere near an article talking about the impending pilot shortage?

[Strega]

What is a "goal oriented" pilot?


What that hopes the "goal" is to not crash?

[woodzi]

I only have the good traits on the list.


My score was 24/24

[Colonel]

What seems to be forgotten is that there are
different kinds of pilots, too.

[Walter Sobchak]

What seems to be forgotten is that there are
different kinds of pilots, too.

Liberal. 😉

[ScudRunner-d95]

What seems to be forgotten is that there are
different kinds of pilots, too.

Liberal. 😉

No personal attacks

lol  C:-)

[Colonel]

I thought it was a compliment!

How can you resist these?

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[img width=500 height=459]http://1cr9883up6mem97ddj01yxgu.wpengin ... 40x588.jpg[/img]

[vanNostrum]

During the election campaign I heard [font=impact] [font=arial]''and the airplane will balance itself'' .[/font][/font]
I thought it was brilliant , no need  to do W & B anymore if they win .So I voted for them.
That and the nice hair.