The outer value of flying is the distance A to B. The inner value is our mastery of art of airmanship.
Confucius on flying
“By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.”
~ Confucius, The Analects, Book 17, Chapter 2.
Andy Warhol on weird situations
“When a situation develops gradually, no matter how weird that situation is, you get used to it.”
~ Andy Warhol, in his book POPism.
The big question is: What bad situations or habits are you used to? Can we step back and get un-used to them before an ‘accident’ happens?
Managing risk and anticipating challenges
“The appeal of a physically perilous sport … isn’t the inherent danger of it. It’s about the process of managing risk and anticipating challenges. You need to figure out how to prepare and control everything you can, and then you need to be ready for the things you can’t control.”
Ashley Merryman, co-author of ‘Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing’, writing in this month’s Red Bull Bulletin.
NASA science pilot tries something every flight
“I have not flown a flight in my whole career where I didn’t at least try to learn something. You have to in this industry. There’s too much on the line.”
~ Stuart Broce, former USN F-14 pilot, now NASA ER-2 science pilot. Click on the picture to see some cool video from Flying magazine of him flying the civilian version of the U2.
