Originally Posted by
BraceBrace
Plenty of examples after 6 years in engineering, followed by 18 years in aviation of which 7 years in training people with different backgrounds.
The thinker is always late, he is one of the most difficult people to train as his natural problem handling process is to think about it when he's supposed to act. Understanding is not a problem solution. You still die if you understand the reason why you're dying and the acting came to late. Overemphasising technical knowledge creeps into the ego of many people, and claims an idea that "they know". They usually don't, as even the most advanced theoretical pilot training is limited and does not tell full stories.
Ask any old pilot to explain the theory behind his flying, he will not be able. It doesn't matter to know the why. It matters to know how to act appropriatly.
Keep it simple saves lifes. Complicated theory wastes time.
Tell you what kills pilots quicker than being over-trained... Being under trained. I've seen plenty of people come a cropper because they didn't understand a system. If you're having to act rather than think about it, you did something wrong a while back. If you subscribe to the "you don't have time to think up there" school of thought, in my opinion you're probably doing it wrong.