Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often. – Johnny Carson A New Normal. I dislike that term, but unfortunately it is accurate for this season in our world. The Holidays are a […]
Can What We Know Prevent Desired Learning?
‘It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.’ – Claude Bernard Unlearning so that desired learning can occur seems counter intuitive. Yet, during a recent experience in upgrading my piloting skills, I had to do some serious unlearning to learn! I have been a private pilot since 1992. With the exception […]
Why Bother With A Tail Wheel Endorsement?
In the Fall of 2019, I applied for and was awarded a scholarship from Women In Aviation (WAI), for training toward getting a tail wheel endorsement. But why bother? I earned my private pilot certificate, single engine land (SEL), in 1992 in a Cessna 152, a tricycle gear aircraft. Over the next few years, I […]
How To Plan For Wildcards – Planning The Unknowns
“Always, Always have a plan” ― Rick Riordan I plan. Even when I know a plan is likely to change, I still plan. It just feels better when I have a framework defined before the week begins. This puts me in the action rather than reaction mode, accomplishing several things: I saves mental, emotional and, in […]
When A Chance Meeting Revealed A Legacy
“That is your legacy on this Earth when you leave this Earth: how many hearts you touched.” —Patti Davis While attending a monthly meeting of my local chapter of Women in Aviation, I was introduced to a gentleman who works for Flight Safety international. I recognized his name and asked him if he was related to […]
What To Do When Catastrophe Strikes – Fly the Plane!
“It was not a crash. We knew what we were doing. It was a forced water landing.” – from the Movie, “Sully” Aviation, both as a pilot and an air traffic controller, have taught me what to do in an emergency: Fly The Plane. When I found myself talking to an aircraft in distress, one […]
Recalling My Solo Flight – Honoring The Moment
I flew my solo flight on January 10, 1992 at Jabara Airport (3KM at the time, now AAO) in a Cessna 152. I wrote the following not long after that experience: My Solo Flight “I want you to taxi to the end, make two touch and gos, then full stop and come back here to […]
Doing Badly In The beginning Is A Start
“Anything worth doing well is worth doing badly in the beginning” – Marshall Thurber I do not like doing things badly. I want to do things well. The first time. I see others doing a thing well, with grace and ease, so I jump in and, well, you all know the moment: It feels so […]
The Most Important Reason To Keep A Journal
“Documenting little details of your everyday life becomes a celebration of who you are.” Carolyn V. Hamil There are many awesome personal reasons to keep a journal. Lists of why and “how to” are abundant and for these reasons I have developed the habit of daily journaling. However, there is a rather hidden reason to […]