When I was 15, my father, a seasoned pilot, sat me down in our airplane to teach me to fly. As we rolled down the runway, he didn’t shout instructions over the roar of the engine. Instead, he told me, “David, place your left hand on the yoke, your right hand on the throttle, and your feet lightly on the rudders. Just shadow my movements. Let your muscle memory send it to your brain for learning.”
In aviation, flight instructors have used dual-linked controls for a century. They don’t panic or yell; they communicate silently through the controls’ pressure and resistance. Your muscles sense the truth of the flight before your brain even processes the words.
Decades later, when I looked at the dangerous, high-stress way parents were trying to teach their teenagers to drive their family vehicle on busy roads, I realized the automotive world was missing this very aviation secret.
That is why I invented and patented The Controller® Driver Training Brake.
I named it The Controller because it functions exactly like a pilot’s flight control system. It is a direct mechanical link that transmits “muscle power” – what scientists call haptic feedback – from the airplane into your family car. When you hold this grip, you aren’t just a passenger waiting for an emergency: you are a calm, silent flight instructor guiding your student’s reflexes through touch.
Welcome to a calmer cockpit, a safer road, and a proven aviation method built for your family’s success and for driving success.
David W. McGinnis
Inventor & Founder, Driving Success Inc.