airmanship
Pilot's practiced expertise
Airmanship is skill and judgment in piloting aircraft—the aviation equivalent of seamanship.
It encompasses technical competence, situational awareness, and sound decision-making under pressure: Good airmanship means knowing when weather conditions require turning back.
The term extends beyond mere flying ability to include professionalism and safety consciousness.
Controlling a vehicle's course
- navigationDetermining position and course
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- controlAuthority to direct
handling · maneuvering · situational awareness · decision-making · competence · finesse · dexterity · coordination
Pilot's control compartment
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
throttle · yoke · flaps · rudder · aileron · elevator · trim · bank
Predetermined crisis response steps
- risk managementIdentifying and minimizing threats
- hazard awarenessRecognizing potential dangers
- fuel managementControlling resource consumption rates
- situational awarenessPerception of surroundings
precaution · contingency · threat assessment · abort · diversion · survival · egress · emergency landing
Physics of air motion
- meteorologyStudy of atmospheric phenomena
- navigationDetermining position and course
- instrumentationDesign of measuring devices
- airspaceRegulated overhead flight zone
First airplane builders
- barnstormingTouring rural areas performing
- Red BaronGerman WWI flying ace
- YeagerLegendary test pilot
- biplaneAircraft with two wing levels
Lindbergh · Earhart · ace · dogfighting · aviation pioneers · Spitfire · Mustang · flying circus
piloting
Controlling a vehicle's course
- navigationDetermining position and course
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- proficiencySkilled performance level
control · handling · maneuvering · situational awareness · decision-making · competence · finesse · dexterity · coordination · technique
cockpit
Pilot's control compartment
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
- takeoffDeparture or parody
landing · throttle · yoke · flaps · rudder · aileron · elevator · trim · bank · pitch
emergency procedures
Predetermined crisis response steps
- risk managementIdentifying and minimizing threats
- hazard awarenessRecognizing potential dangers
- fuel managementControlling resource consumption rates
situational awareness · precaution · contingency · threat assessment · abort · diversion · survival · egress · emergency landing · collision avoidance
aerodynamics
Physics of air motion
- meteorologyStudy of atmospheric phenomena
- navigationDetermining position and course
- instrumentationDesign of measuring devices
airspace · regulations · flight planning · radio communication
Wright brothers
First airplane builders
- barnstormingTouring rural areas performing
- Red BaronGerman WWI flying ace
- YeagerLegendary test pilot
Lindbergh · Earhart · biplane · ace · dogfighting · aviation pioneers · Spitfire · Mustang · flying circus · test pilot
- Air Force Academycadets, cadet life, cadet training, firsties, terrazzo
airmanshipincompetence
Lack of required skill
recklessness · negligence · poor judgment · carelessness · ineptitude
airmanshipseamanship
Skill in operating vessels
helmsmanship · horsemanship · watermanship · marksmanship · craftsmanship