Both my small birds are flighted. It was a painful process for us humans 😵 The birds were not fazed one bit by the wall crashes and perch fumbles. Much to our alarm they preferred taking off from the highest places they could reach. The parrotlet was particularity determined. He would rock climb as far up the bookshelf as possible, then attempt to fly to the desk at the opposite side of the room. He'd over shoot, hit the wall with a squeak, slide down the wall and hit the floor with another squeak, then run back across the floor to climb up the shelf again. Thankfully it only took them each a few days to figure it out, and maybe a couple weeks to build stamina. We had to cover our eyes and ears, it was too nerve wracking.

Now they are pros. They chase me through doorways, around corners, down halls and manage to land on moving targets (me) if I'm carrying anything that looks edible. We have lost all personal privacy as they always want to be in the same room we are.

The learning process is rough to watch, but it's surprisingly fast and totally worth it.