"Michael" wrote in message
om...
So what you're postulating is the existence of a pilot who stops
asessing risk just because the instructor is there, even though he's
actually a pilot who is already able to fly on his own, and thus
necessarily able to asess and manage risk? Are you sure this actually
happens?

I've noticed this happening to me...maybe there's something I can do
well when I'm on my own, but with an instructor there I seem to not
do so well.

Why? Because I become more passive. Maybe it's because I don't
"have" to do it. Maybe it's because I'm waiting for approval to do it
or waiting for confirmation I'm doing the right thing, or rather not
getting shouted at for doing the wrong thing. Maybe it's a less
heightened state of awareness. It introduces a slight delay, maybe akin
to getting an hour's less sleep!

Paul