Describe a pilot’s healthy response to external pressure.

Description should include the following:

• A successful pilot possesses the ability to concentrate, manage workloads, and monitor and perform several tasks simultaneously.
• Some of the latest psychological screenings used in aviation test applicants' ability to multitask, measuring accuracy, as well as the individual’s ability to focus attention on several subjects simultaneously.
• The key to managing external pressure is to be ready for and accept delays, remembering that people get delayed when traveling on airlines, driving a car, or taking a bus.

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Process/Skill Questions:

• What are some external pressures that a pilot might feel?