“Even if you’re winning, you’re always trying to find something better.”
~ Ted Ligety, one of the greatest skiers of all time.
(Interview in The Red Bulletin, March 2015)
Boeing’s chief test pilot on risk management
We think of all the what ifs, we think of getting into the maneuvers, getting out of the maneuvers, we talk about each individual person’s role on that flight. We talk about risk … and we talk about ways that we take the risk and minimize it to the lowest level possible so that we go out and execute the test safely.
Mike Goulian on flying
“You’re not flying it, it’s a part of you.”
“You have to be driven, you have to want to do well, every single time.”
~ Mike Goulian, aerobatic and Red Bull air race pilot.
Great video: http://on.fb.me/1Ds3gVu
Soseki on practice
The aircraft doesn’t hear what you say, only what you do.
Stop and wind the clock
“In the event of a dire emergency, stop and wind the clock. In other words, don’t react immediately. Stop, slow down, see what’s going on and then deal with it.”
~ Timothy Nathan, British GA pilot. (http://bit.ly/1aup9fW)
