Zero Parallax, Knowing where we are in relation to Straight Ahead

STRAIGHT AHEAD
1.1 Flying a plane the pilot has to align it via instrumentation and using their eyes. In some planes their position is not centered. Because of that their view out of the window is skewed. They can’t just point the plane in the direction they want to go, they have to set up points of reference that take account of their position in the plane so that they can fly the plane straight.
1.2 Life is easier when we are actually centered instead of having to account for being off center. How much easier would it be to fly if the pilot sat along the center-line of the plane? How much more efficient and elegant not having to account for parallax. But learning to deal with being off center we attain a higher degree of freedom. Being conscious of when we are not centered we can take it into account and deal with situations effectively even when we are at a slight disadvantage.
1.3 Say we are learning to fly and we get comfortable flying from the left side of the plane. What happens when we have to learn how to fly from the other seat? Not only do we have to reverse for parallax but now we have to re-adjust reactions for our new position in the plane. We have to relearn the planes center and its orientation. But, with practice, flying from both sides becomes second nature. We expand our range of possibilities. No longer limited to flying from one seat, now we can fly from either effectively. And that’s freedom, being able to act no matter what the circumstances.
1.4 Aware of where we are in the plane, we get to see as if we are the plane, from the plane’s point of view, so that we know when the plane is aligned with it’s direction of travel and when it is not. So even when we are not physically centered, being aware of where we are in relation to center can allow us to fly as if we are.
1.5 Zero parallax, knowing what side of the plane we are flying from. Knowing where we are in relation to “Straight ahead.”