Author: Dave English

Matt Hall on not judging an accident from the outcome

By Dave English

Matt Hall is a former fighter combat instructor and international unlimited aerobatic competitor who now competes in the Red Bull air races. His latest airmanship blog post takes a look at the recent Harrison Ford and SpaceShipTwo crashes. It’s worth reading. Don’t judge an incident or accident based on the outcome. We always need to look deeper…the preparation, the planning, the routine and the overall situational awareness of the pilot at the time of the event. ~ Matt Hall

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Sound familiar?

“Good seamanship is recovering from an incident at sea. Great seamanship is avoiding an incident at sea.”

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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 work thing—if you meditate, you can get so much work done. I always say to people you know how about three nights a year you get a good night sleep? You can have it every day with meditation.

~ Jerry Seinfeld

The search for the simplicity of a single line

By Dave English

When I first started thinking about the Inner Art of Airmanship, I was looking for the common connections between all kinds of flying. Sometimes we find deeper truths that connect more diverse activities. Like how how search for the simplicity of a single line links a seventieth century French painter, Zen brush art, the trajectory of space missions, Formula 1’s racing line around a bend — and flying. See the wind, the energy, the traffic, and draw a line in the sky.