Plain English Meaning

Instead of practicing one skill at a time in isolation, the student is given a realistic flight situation and has to handle it the way a real pilot would — making choices, solving problems, and managing the flight from start to finish.

Full Definition

A training method that uses realistic, real-world flight situations as the framework for teaching and evaluating aeronautical knowledge, skills, judgment, and decision-making. Rather than drilling isolated maneuvers, the instructor presents a flight-like scenario (for example, a cross-country with a developing weather problem) and the learner must apply knowledge, manage the aircraft, and make decisions as they would on an actual flight.

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You will see this term in instruction, especially when lessons are built around real-world situations such as planning a flight, handling changing weather, making a , or deciding whether to a flight.