Tag: perpetual pursuit
Who are You Trying to Best?
The Next Hour
Mac has been flying for 40 years, and writing/editing aviation magazines as long as I can remember. His words here are from the September 2015 edition of EAA’s Sport Aviation magazine:
Aaron Rodgers Mindset
“It’s all about the challenge. Innovate and evolve and stay on top for a while. It can’t be Groundhog Day. I can’t be Bill Murray. I’d go as crazy as he did in that movie.” Aaron Rodgers, NFL Green Bay Packers quarterback. The Packers are 4-0 this season. He is the best quarterback in the NFL right now. And with …
Do Something Beyond
Undertake something that is difficult; it will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. ~ Ronald E. Osborn, and not, as is often seen, Ralph Waldo Emerson
No Perfect Flight
I’ve spent six months in airliner jumpseats observing flight crews, recording their threat and error management behavior during three separate Line Operations Safety Assessments (LOSA). And I never saw a perfect flight. There is no such thing. I watched some master aviators come close, but we all can do more, do better. I’ve become resigned to the idea that I’m …
How the Best Become Fulfilled
A creative man is fulfilled by accomplishments and a competitive man is fulfilled by beating others. I’m all about accomplishments. Ride the biggest wave. It has to do with me. I can always grow and keep accomplishing things. Laird Hamilton Fascinating article in the Huffington Post by Sasha Bronner about maybe the best surfer in the world, and why he does …
Jimi Hendrix, on Learning to Play the Guitar.
The Aircraft is Our Tool
Formation aerobatic pilot Christophe Deketelaere on the perpetual pursuit: He flew for 18 years in the French Air Force, and currently is on the Breathing Jet Team. Quote is in an article on the Breitling Jet Team in the July, 2015, AOPA Pilot magazine.
What Sets Michael Goulian Apart?
“It’s really your love of it that sets you apart.” “I didn’t have a life for 15 years, all I did was breathe and live and eat aerobatic flying and racing and aviation. It’s everything that you do. To be great in this, you have to be 100% committed. You need endurance. It’s a test. Every day is a test. …