“Don’t concentrate on your mistakes. Just move on, let it go, and put the bad landings behind you.”
~ Kathy McCullough, retired 747 Captain, talking on the Inspired Pilot Podcast.
“Just this once” is a dangerous phrase to think or say to yourself. Often it serves as an excuse to do something you know you shouldn’t. ~ Carl Richards, author of The One-Page Financial Plan: A Simple Way to Be Smart About Your Money. Insights into our behavior with money often translate well into airmanship ideas.
“As long as human beings are pilots . . . fatigue will be a critical safety issue that demands our attention.” Sleep and Air Crew Fatigue Management, excellent serious article in Business & commercial Aviation magazine. Airmanship demands alertness. Quotes Sully Sullenberger, the NTSB’s Mark Rosekind, and many more.
This quote is from ASU coach Bob Bowman, talking about Michael Phelps and everyday excellence. The most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 22 medals, Phelps didn’t miss a day of Bob’s training in 6 years. (Interview in Livehhappy magazine, June 2015. Photo London 2012 Olympic butterfly, CC BY-SA 3.0 Madchester)
“Don’t concentrate on your mistakes. Just move on, let it go, and put the bad landings behind you.”
~ Kathy McCullough, retired 747 Captain, talking on the Inspired Pilot Podcast.