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Target Fixation

  1. Target Fixation

    Recognize Target Fixation

    March 01, 2018

    Go back to when you learned to ride a bike. You see a log on your path and keep looking at it; you will generally hit it. Those of you who drive motorcycles know about pot-holes and other obstacles have the same attraction.

    The same thing happens when flying. When I watched my student's head look down to some point on the ground, he dove for it and hit it. Another reason I continually

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