ABSTRACT
If I might offer one last personal example, in every check flight I have taken, my goal has been to pass or to be judged 'competent' by the examiner. I didn't really give much thought to being an expert, I just wanted to pass. I remember thinking 'I don't feel that strong in this area, I hope the examiner does not check the areas in which I am not strong'. My first thought was to cover my weaknesses so that the examiner would not see them. The question that comes to mind is 'where is safety in those thoughts'? Wouldn't it be better ifl would tell the examiner 'I feel weak in this area so please test me there so that I can be sure I've got it'. Wouldn't it be better if all pilots tried to be more than competent to pass the exams? Suppose all pilots instead had as their goal to be expert.
