Many airmen limit their studies merely to satisfy the requirements for obtaining a certificate. An increased number of flight instructors teach their students only flight maneuvers that they may encounter during a flight test. At the same time aviators accept flight operations which they are not capable of performing. This is an educational problem. Unless something is done, we will see an increased in Pilot Error type of accidents.
Airmanship is the core of the airman's professionalism.
Professional aviators are a guarantee for safer flight operations. Attention to airmanship should be begin from the first day of the aviator's ground and flight instruction. However, licensed pilots can also improve their airmanship by acquiring more knowledge, skill and training on a continuous basis. That can be accomplished by reading books and magazines, participating in seminars and workshops, and by obtaining higher certificates.