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It sounds simple enough. Especially in the comfort of the classroom. But such dubious advice fails to consider the human factor.](https://blog.communityaviation.com/learning-to-aviate/the-human-factor) [Nine Principles](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/nine-principles) [Mindset](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/mindset) [Mechanics](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/mechanics) 7 minute read · Mar 2 ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Data-Driven%20Decision-Making/Hero%20Graphic%20-%20Data-Driven%20Decision-Making%20-%20Post%20013.png) [![Avatar of https://www.communityaviation.com/hubfs/rich_stowell_picture_web_page_copy_copy.png](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/rich_stowell_picture_web_page_copy_copy.png) Rich Stowell](https://blog.communityaviation.com/author/rich-stowell) ##### [Data-Driven Decision-Making Should you invest your flying dollars in ongoing training, more technology, or both? You’ve got to weigh the cost against the potential benefits.](https://blog.communityaviation.com/learning-to-aviate/data-driven-decision-making) [Nine Principles](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/nine-principles) [Motion](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/motion) [AOA](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/aoa) 12 minute read · Jan 23 ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Rich%20Stowell/Effects%20of%20the%20Controls/Hero%20Graphic%20-%20Old%20School%20Effects%20of%20Controls.png) [![Avatar of https://www.communityaviation.com/hubfs/rich_stowell_picture_web_page_copy_copy.png](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/rich_stowell_picture_web_page_copy_copy.png) Rich Stowell](https://blog.communityaviation.com/author/rich-stowell) ##### [Effects of the Controls How were you taught to perceive the effects of the flight controls? I got my private pilot certificate in 1984. Thinking back, I don’t recall specific instruction on what roll, yaw, and pitch should look like.](https://blog.communityaviation.com/learning-to-aviate/effects-of-controls) [Nine Principles](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/nine-principles) [Roll, Yaw & Pitch](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/roll-yaw-pitch) [Motion](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/motion) 5 minute read · Dec 30 ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Rich%20Stowell/Blog/011%20Complexity/Hero%20Graphic%20-%20Complexity.png) [![Avatar of https://www.communityaviation.com/hubfs/rich_stowell_picture_web_page_copy_copy.png](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/rich_stowell_picture_web_page_copy_copy.png) Rich Stowell](https://blog.communityaviation.com/author/rich-stowell) ##### [Complexity Suppose you hear a frantic ten-year-old over the radio. He says, “the pilot has passed out! A horn is going off and the plane is shaking! What do I do?”](https://blog.communityaviation.com/learning-to-aviate/complexity) [Nine Principles](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/nine-principles) [Optimal Learning](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/optimal-learning) [Learn Do Fly](https://blog.communityaviation.com/tag/learn-do-fly) 5 minute read · Oct 24 ![](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/Rich%20Stowell/Blog/010%20Culture%20Connection%20Community/Graphic-2%20-%20Trent%20-%20Rich%20-%20Paul.png) [![Avatar of https://www.communityaviation.com/hubfs/rich_stowell_picture_web_page_copy_copy.png](https://blog.communityaviation.com/hubfs/rich_stowell_picture_web_page_copy_copy.png) Rich Stowell](https://blog.communityaviation.com/author/rich-stowell) ##### [Culture Connection Community The overall decline in aeronautical knowledge and basic flying skills is global. 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