Mike is an American aerobatic national champion, Red Bull air racer, and author of aerobatic flight training manuals. This quote was in the November 2014 iPad edition of the aviation magazine LOOP:
Tag: flow
Chris Sharma on Enjoying the Journey
“If you’re only happy when you’re at the summit, you’re not going to be happy very often.” Chris Sharma, extreme climber. Quoted in The Red Bulletin, Aug 2015.
Wiley Post on Flying
Wiley Post was the first pilot to fly solo around the world, test pilot for the pressure suit, discovered the jet stream, worked on early autopilots. And apparently was deeply in touch with the inner art of airmanship. (Quote in his 1931 book Around the World in Eight Days written with H. Gatty.) His friend J. H. Conger once said, “He …
Harrison Ford Flying Again
Happy to see Harrison Ford is flying again. As a pilot he’s the real deal.
The Mindfulness Teacher
Meet the man who taught Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant meditation. If it has helped top athletes achieve high performance under demanding conditions, why would you not try it? It’s free! Article in The Boston Globe, This mindfulness teacher gets results (just ask Kobe): Newton’s George Mumford teaches basketball greats — and everyday people — the power of flow. “The crowd gets …
Emerson on Flying Above Time
Flying is above roads and rivers, but to go higher we make it above time. Quote is from Emerson’s 1841 essay Self-Reliance.
The Tao of Landing?
Who know the Tao Te Ching, written around the 6th century BC by the Chinese sage Lao Tsu, contained such good landing advice? (Chapter four, Gia-Fu Feng translation) The Tao is an empty vessel; it is used, but never filled. Oh, unfathomable source of ten thousand things! Blunt the sharpness, Untangle the knot, Soften the glare, Merge with dust. Oh, …
The Real Journey
It takes work, a lot of work, but eventually you’ll land the plane with the ease of a child’s toy.
