Yeah! This gets me excited for Top Gun II, Drone On.
We Will Not Accept Any Kind of Lapses
It became public this month that Qatar Airways has fired all four pilots in the cockpit when their Boeing 777 tail broke a set of runway lights during takeoff from Miami International last September. They mistakenly left from an intersection thousands of feet short of the planned full runway length. It was a serious accident, no doubt. There was a visible …
What I Love So Much About Flying …
Quote is from a nice little video of Sean talking about facing his fear of flying, and inspiring new flyers.
The Most Dangerous Phrase …
Change is hard. But the alternative is worse.
Nature’s Mysteries
Our flying journeys are always revealing new landscapes, outer and inner.
Celestial Navigation is Back!
Redundancy is the best policy. Lt. Alex Reardon US Naval Academy instructor. And by redundancy I don’t think he means two GPS units! The US Navy, who has long relied on GPS and electronic mapping for all navigation needs, is now going to start spending valuable teaching time on something really old school—sextants and celestial navigation. I’m not suggesting we all …
You Don’t Want to Fly Like Donald Trump
Donald Trump might not want to take up flying. I say this knowing nothing about the gold-plated multi-millionaire’s eye-hand coordination or his ground school scores. What triggers this is a single word I’ve found while researching NTSB accident reports—all of them sad events where a pilot destroyed a perfectly good airplane. The word that links these accidents isn’t about bad weather, …
Inner Game Article
“Players also pretend that it’s all about winning, but if that were true, why don’t you just play someone you know you can beat every time? What we really want is a challenge, and what tennis teaches us is how to overcome doubts and fears.” Tim Gallway Here’s a fantastic article on the original Inner Game of Tennis. Has cool …
“Just Keep Going.”
Ted wasn’t just the greatest hitter in the history of baseball, he was a Marine Corps fighter pilot who flew 39 combat missions during the Korean War. He lived the perpetual pursuit.
Heaven on Earth
Heaven on Earth might not be on the ground, so I’ll see you in the sky!