Category: Airmanship Quotes
Nicklaus on Doing Best
People only do their best at things they truly enjoy. Jack Nicklaus
What is a Pilot’s Job?
[Mark Vanhoenacker] says his job is not “flying planes”, but “flying planes safely.” Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot is a new book on the magic of flight by a British Airways 747 pilot. It’s out now in the UK, coming to the US in June. Quote from story in New Statesman.
Shi Su Yan on the Inner Art
You Can’t Stop
You can’t stop birds from flying over your head, but you can keep them from making a nest in your hair. (anon)
Four Weeks, 40 Years, Neither is Enough
Will Smith on the Perpetual Pursuit
“I love the hustle, I love the grind, I love working sixteen- and eighteen-hour days and waking up at four the next morning and going to the gym. I love that.” ~ Will Smith. Interview in Esquire magazine, March 2015.
Sound Familiar?
“Good seamanship is recovering from an incident at sea. Great seamanship is avoiding an incident at sea.”
They Meditate for High Performance.
I normally do my mindfulness exercises in the morning. It’s the first thing I do when I get up. ~ Kobe Bryant I am a very organized person. I get up at 6:15 a.m., the kids get up at 6:45 a.m., and so I get up and get it in. I’m addicted to the high function. To me it’s a …
Vicky Benzing on Risk
In anything that has some level of risk I like to be well practiced. ~ Vicky Benzing, aerobatic and Reno air race pilot. Quoted in Flying magazine, March 2015.