distractions
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October 19, 2023
There are a thousand different ways to be distracted in flight, I do my very best to minimise all of them so that I can focus on my flight in its entirety. While gliding doesn’t have to be as serious as I take it, reducing in-flight distractions is a great way to improve your enjoyment, increase your feel of the glider and the sky, plus make your life just plain easier! What are distractions?
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October 13, 2022
This is the second part of a two-part article on the mental aspects of cross-country flying. In the first article, we talked about the importance of self-image and how to break through the limitations of a negative or restricting self-image. In this second part, we will talk about the optimum mental state that we want during flight and the things that upset that state (mostly fear and distraction)
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July 05, 2018
Lack of Communication
In the airshow world this concern was mostly from the pilot not communicating with others or the show not communicating with the performers. If there is a problem with the equipment or person (remember the acronym IMSAFE), it has to be clearly communicated what is going on. This happened at a flying job, where a normally whiny pilot, was doing his normal complaining