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FI.I.B.K9cFAA-S-ACS-25 · Nov 2023Knowledge

c. How to develop skills

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Acquiring skill knowledge, including: c. How to develop skills

Bottom line

The key to acquiring and improving any skill is continued practice. Skill acquisition involves learning many individual steps that eventually meld into a seemingly continuous automated process. Learning plateaus are common, and continued practice leads to continued improvement.

Key numbers

Key numbers for c. How to develop skills
NumberWhat it means
at least ten years of practiceExpertise
average of 7,000 hours practicingBest violinists
about 5,000 hoursVery good violinists

FAA references

  1. AIH ch. 3 (pp. 3-28–3-29) — FAA-H-8083-9B
  2. AIH ch. 3 (p. 3-32) — FAA-H-8083-9B
  3. AIH ch. 3 (p. 3-23) — FAA-H-8083-9B
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