Plain English Meaning
The student talks through their own flight or lesson, saying what went well and what didn't, while the instructor listens and helps keep the assessment honest and useful.
Full Definition
A post-lesson review method in which the student evaluates their own performance, identifying what was done correctly, what went wrong, and what should be improved before the next session. The instructor guides and supervises the process to ensure the student's analysis is accurate and constructive.
Context Anchor
Used in flight instruction after a lesson, maneuver, ground session, or training flight when the learner or instructor reviews performance.
Derivation
From 'self' (one's own) and 'critique,' from the Greek 'kritikos' meaning 'able to judge or discern.' Together it means judging your own work — not in the sense of finding fault, but of carefully examining it.