Microsoft Flight Simulator Syndrome
With an increase in the number of students, I've begun to see a pattern that I can now attribute to a certain computer game...I speak of the 'Microsoft Flight Simulator Syndrome.'
It manifests itself in overcontrolling, instrument fixation, and general intolerance for stick and rudder. Has anyone else observed this phenomenon?
I've found the only remedy is to continuously harp on someone for overcontrolling, covering up the instrument panel, and teaching a light grip on the yoke. I understand much of this is attributed to being nervous, as if the plane is going to fall out of the sky---but even then, it seems to be the largest barrier to expediting someone to solo. I figured I would post on this since I've become ill when I sense a death grip on a Cessna 152; an aircraft easily flown with a minimum of two index fingers.