Keyword: «flight competence»

The article considers the features of the formation of the educational and professional competence of cadets of a military aviation university in the aspect of the characteristics of the dependence of its formation on the abilities of cadets. The degrees of the ratio of academic performance and the efforts of cadets to achieve it are characterized, the factors that can distort the picture of the manifestation of abilities are determined. The main tasks of professional development of future navigators in the military aviation university are defined.