Plain English Meaning

The hands-on flying exercises a student does in the airplane to learn and prove they can perform required flight skills.

Full Definition

Flight training tasks performed in the air, in which the student physically controls the aircraft to practice and demonstrate specific skills such as climbs, turns, descents, stalls, steep turns, ground reference maneuvers, and emergency procedures.

Context Anchor

Seen in flight training when an instructor demonstrates an action in the airplane before the student tries it.