>I noticed that this wasn't because I didn't know what to pay attention to, but I didn't know what to ignore. I knew very well that I needed to pay attention to

>I noticed that this wasn't because I didn't know what to pay attention to, but I didn't know what to ignore. I knew very well that I needed to pay attention to my speed, attitude, etc, but there was so much sensory overload that I didn't know what to process and what to just ignore. A fixed-wing pilot may have an easier time transitioning to the V-22 Osprey because he doesn't have the helicopter pilot's training/habit of constantly fiddling with the controls. <http://web.archive.org/web/20120914073208/defense.aol.com/2012/09/05/flying-the-osprey-is-not-dangerous-just-different-veteran-pilo/ http://web.archive.org/web/20120914073208/defense.aol.com/20...>