Human beings use five senses to assess what's going on. Sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
Sight (displays, warnings, red lights, etc) Sound (alarms, bells, engine making funny noises or worse, no noise at all). Smell (if you smell smoke you really have a problem). Taste? (nausea can overwhelm everything else)
And last, but not least, when all else fails, touch. I fly much better without gloves on, and reach without looking for the trim, the airbrake lever, the stick, etc. I have read on previous posts that the controls in helicopters have been differentiated in texture to avoid confusion.
Can anyone tell me please, do helicopter pilots wear gloves?