Plain English Meaning

Keeping a student wanting to keep going. Flight training is long and has hard patches, so the instructor's job is not just to teach but to help the learner stay committed when things get tough or progress feels slow.

Full Definition

The instructor's ongoing task of sustaining a learner's drive to keep training and progressing toward their flight goals, especially through the predictable plateaus, setbacks, and difficult phases of flight instruction. It involves recognizing when motivation is slipping, understanding why, and using teaching techniques, encouragement, goal-setting, and tangible markers of progress to keep the learner engaged through to certification.

Context Anchor

Seen in aviation instruction when planning lessons, giving feedback after a flight, or helping a student through a when progress feels stalled.