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Old 27th Sep 2016, 06:30
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weloveseaplanes
 
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An interesting post.

The other day I flew some elderly people to a small airstrip on a charter. Some of them were nervous. We took everything slowly. The flight was explained to them on the ground before we took off. It took about 10 minutes. Having been raised by my Grandparents I tried very hard to be respectful to them. They asked good questions and we all entered the aircraft like a team or family with a common purpose.

I flew better for having verbalized the flight before we took off. Afterwards the people complemented the flight. They said they had never had such a professional flight, but what perhaps they meant is they hadn't really been respected before being flown. It would be nice if todays instructors can appreciate how fortunate they are to be able to fly.

10 minutes of slowly talking about what we will do, and visualizing it, before we even step in the aircraft, leads to better performance.

It is an absolute honor to be able to fly and a blessing to be able to share that with others.

Keep the Faith.
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