Definition
In learner-centered assessment, the first stage of a structured debrief in which the learner recounts what happened during a flight or training event in their own words, before any analysis or critique takes place.
Plain English
The learner tells the story of the flight back to the instructor — what they did, what they saw, what they were thinking — before anyone starts judging or fixing things.
Context Anchor
Used during a postflight or post-lesson debrief, especially after a maneuver, landing, simulated emergency, or decision-making exercise.
Derivation
From 'play again.' The learner is replaying the flight verbally so both they and the instructor can see what actually happened from the learner's point of view.
Why Pilots Care
Reveals the student's thought process so the instructor can identify gaps or misconceptions without immediate correction.
Intuition Check
Replay does not have to mean watching a video or audio recording again. In this context, it usually means mentally and verbally reviewing a flight event after it happened.
Example Sentence 1
During the replay, the student described how she had misread the crosswind component before lining up for landing.
Example Sentence 2
The replay helped the student notice they had skipped verifying the fuel selector position.