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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?

I’ve just returned from Japan where I was doing my B787 type rating, followed by line training towards being re-qualified as a copilot with Air Japan, it took three and a half months in total.  As you could imagine, my mind has been only on work for all that time, as it’s a way of securing my gliding future and retirement. Prior to those 3.5 months, I was in Australia, but with money

What do you think about on the drive home after an enjoyable days soaring?  Is it about the family and all the things you need to do at home, the coming week's work, or the party you’re going to tonight?  All things that need to be thought about and rather normal, but if you really want to make progress in your soaring career, then you should ask yourself, what did I learn today?