Private Pilot Flight Training and Instruction Flight Training Article Library | Back To 4VFR.COM Music and Flying I don't know that anyone has ever equated music to flying by comparing the skills of a music master vs. a student to the flying skills of a master pilot and a student pilot. It is my understanding that a student learning most any instrument is under stress, using far more energy and effort to play a few notes, while the master will play a concerto with a light touch and little apparent effort. The master aerobat will through skill and anticipation make an aircraft perform miracles while the student pilot will sweat bullets just making a level turn. It appears that there is more music in flying than one would have ever imagined. The flying student who has music as a backup career has the basic ingredients for being a successful pilot. But then, so does anyone else who has taken a mental/muscular skill and mastered it. Written by Gene Whitt Flight Training Article Library | Back To 4VFR.COM