I once saw an explanation, and I can't remember precisely where it was—maybe an X-Men comic, maybe the Handbook of the Marvel Universe, possibly the Marvel Super Heroes RPG, but definitely in conjunction with something Marvel Comics-related—that telekinetics have a hard time learning to fly with their power because they usually start out envisioning it as an invisible "arm" of sorts that extends outward and moves things around, and you can't pick yourself up with your own arm.

Some extend that concept into figuring out how to levitate by "pushing" off the ground, but proper Superman-style flying requires a whole different mental picture, and most "traditional" TKs can't get their heads around it. Something similar may be at work in this example.

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