discipline
A virtuous pilot?
Be a virtuous pilot. Knowing the when, why and how of flying is not enough. We must do.
What sets Michael Goulian apart?
“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?
Phoenician seamanship secrets
“I am looking to see whether anything is out of order. There will be no time to look for what is missing or out of place when a storm comes up at sea.” ~ Phoenician seaman, circa 330 BC. The ‘secrets’ of airmanship haven’t really been secret for at least the last 2,500 years! (The unnamed seaman is quoted in Delphi Complete Works of Xenophon.)