Knight said that pilot-engineers flew in a way that was "more mechanical than it is flying", and gave this as the reason why some pilot-engineers got into trouble: their flying skills did not come naturally.
Knight mengatakan bahwa pilot-teknisi terbang dengan cara yang "lebih mekanik daripada terbang sesungguhnya," dan menyebut hal ini sebagai alasan mengapa sejumlah pilot-teknisi terkena masalah: kemampuan terbang mereka tidak datang secara alami.