I’m never going to be a good enough father. I’m never going to be a good enough husband. I’m never going to be a good enough actor for myself. I just never will be, and I have to get comfortable with waking up every day and trying to move some little increment closer to the person I have always dreamed of being. This is the journey.
Will Smith, interview in Esquire magazine, March 2015
AOPA Pilot magazine magazine has a great article by Dave Hirschman in the April edition about the Mavericks, four Florida pilots who fly formation aerobatics together. They are mostly in their mid-70’s. With long backgrounds in all kinds of flying. Ageless aviators with wisdom to spare: Just like artists or musicians, we’re constantly striving to master our craft, to try new things, to improve. Bob Gandt, 75, US Navy, Pan Am & Delta. I still get a rush of adrenaline whenever we fly. Ron Keilin, 78, thirty-five years of airshow aerobatic experience. No two flights are exactly the same. And … Continue reading Ageless aviator wisdom
It takes work, a lot of work, but eventually you’ll land the plane with the ease of a child’s toy.
