JackRidle

For the pilot, a high sense of responsibility, leadership qualities, lack of fear of heights, high emotional-volitional stability, ability to quickly shift attention, quick response, high intelligence, diligence, desire to master something new are important.

In 2008 I was sent to Almaty for a 40-day course of flight executives. After passing them and passing the exam and some questions on geography, I got the right to become the flight director. The instructors of various schools and flying places start hundreds of enthusiasts from the top down from small slides in the calmest weather conditions. But they do it as accurately as possible, selecting start points and all other conditions, as well as doing all the launch operations for the pilot as much as possible and ensuring it in the first meters of the flight so that in the absence of any actions from the novice pilot, its flight would still pass safely from start to landing. This is not the same thing when compared to when you are left to yourself (you choose your own equipment, a place to start and land, as well as weather and other conditions).