You've heard it since you were a little kid -- we all have. The old saw "practice makes perfect" has been drummed into us by mothers, piano teachers and just about anyone else who was trying to teach us anything. I'd be willing to bet that at some time or another, a flight instructor has told you the same thing.Now, what would you think if I told you nothing could be farther from the truth? I'm not knocking the value of practice, but the assertion that practice makes perfect. The truth is, practice makes permanent and if you want to be perfect, that's how you must practice. A bit extreme, you say? Perhaps, but very much in line with the concept of primacy, which is the thrust of this article.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/features/from-the-cfi-3-practice-does-not-make-perfect