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“We’ll get that straight when we get airborne”

By Dave English

It’s better to look a little stupid now, than a lot stupid later. The US NTSB has released full investigative notes on last year’s crash of US Airways flight 1702, an A320 taking off from Philadelphia International airport. We can learn a lot from this crash of a fully airworthy Airbus. It actually got into the air, and then the captain decided to force it back onto the runway. There was substantial damage. It departed the runway. I’m glad all 149 passengers and 5 crew exited the aircraft via emergency exits with no serious injuries. But the jet didn’t look good: Airline … Continue reading “We’ll get that straight when we get airborne”

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Picabo Street on potential, limits and courage

To uncover your true potential, you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.

Picabo Street, Olympic gold medalist and World Cup alpine skier.

I like that she says courage. Because this is tough, serious, hard work. Worthwhile yes, but it’s a lot more work than many motivational quotes make it seem.

What sets Michael Goulian apart?

By Dave English

“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. … Some days you think you’ve failed, other days you think you’ve won. But every day is a new day. And the journey is what it’s all about.” ~ Michael Goulian, airshow and Red Bull air race pilot. (Flying magazine … Continue reading What sets Michael Goulian apart?