It involves training all of your senses to do things they weren't meant to do and developing motor skills that seem unfamiliar at first.
Learning to fly is different from other worldly pursuits, and it's not the province of only the rich or those with "The Right Stuff," though the misconception still holds. It's nothing like earning your scuba certification, or learning to drive a race car or boat, or learning to ballroom dance. Learning to fly changes your life and forever affects who you are. It opens the door to a new world, to new people and even a new way of thinking. It involves training all of your senses to do things they weren't meant to do and developing motor skills that seem unfamiliar at first. Learning to fly is the only pursuit that combines sensory training with learning about science-related concepts like weather, navigation and mechanical systems, and then adds the complexities of federal regulations that govern everything from airspace to certification.