X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:02:04 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [69.146.254.20] (HELO arilabs.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.11) with ESMTP id 3432552 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:37:24 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.146.254.20; envelope-from=Kevin@arilabs.net Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: RE: GEESE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C979A4.19AB7583" X-Original-Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:36:46 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <7141427652BB3049A7DBF1084B67805B1E2E3A@penumbra.arilabs.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: GEESE Thread-Index: Acl5gmfjSTW8mrwEShaGshV/0umUfAAGNK0w From: "Kevin Stallard" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C979A4.19AB7583 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable As a follow on to this, I think it would be great to figure out how much it would cost to have him come and speak at a fly-in and pay him to come out and talk about his career, experiences and those things that have affected his thinking. You never know what we might glean that would have a positive impact on what we do.... =20 Kevin =20 =20 =20 I may be speaking for myself, but what is instructive for me in this incident is the payoff of this man's lifelong pursuit of excellence. If you've had a chance to review what has been published about his professional life, it's evident that he has taken personal responsibility for his education, and has been actively, rather than passively, involved with improving his (and other's) understanding of high risk activities. This man is a hero in the eyes of many, not just because of one single act of saving 155 lives (although some will never see anything beyond that), he is also a hero because he never tired doing the not-so-glamorous repetitive, mundane, costly and invisible tasks involved with gaining the knowledge and instinct that he posses. =20 This man is an example of what a leader is, and an example of what we all can become. I guess that is why I find it inspiring. It isn't that I want to be a hero, it is because I see that it is possible to train, practice, study and develop thinking that will help me to be successful in all aspects of flight. It is a reminder that there ain't no such thing as a free lunch, and that it is something that I have to find both the time and the money to do. It is a reminder that things can be done right., good things can happen to those who are prepared, and the effort is worth it. =20 So many good things to study and learn from this incident, especially since no one lost their life in this one particular teaching moment. There is so much to be thankful for with this one. =20 Kevin =20 =20 C'mon Chuck, everyone's looking for a hero, and with this guys gliding experience, he pulled it off. It could have been much worse. Greg Ward Lancair 20B N178RG in progres ------_=_NextPart_001_01C979A4.19AB7583 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

As a follow on to this, I think it would be great to figure out = how much it would cost to have him come and speak at a fly-in and pay him to = come out and talk about his career, experiences and those things that have = affected his thinking.  You never know what we might glean that would have a positive impact on what we do….

 

Kevin

 

 

 

I may be = speaking for myself, but what is instructive for me in this incident is the payoff of = this man’s lifelong pursuit of  excellence.  If you’ve = had a chance to review what has been published about his professional life, = it’s evident that he has taken personal responsibility for his education, and = has been actively, rather than passively, involved with improving his (and other’s) understanding of high risk activities.  This man is = a hero in the eyes of many, not just because of one single act of saving 155 = lives (although some will never see anything beyond that), he is also a hero = because he never tired doing the not-so-glamorous repetitive, mundane, costly = and invisible tasks involved with gaining the knowledge and instinct that he posses.

 

This man is an = example of what a leader is, and an example of what we all can become.  I = guess that is why I find it inspiring.  It isn’t that I want to be = a hero, it is because I see that it is possible to train, practice, study and = develop thinking that will help me to be successful in all aspects of = flight.  It is a reminder that there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch, and = that it is something that I have to find both the time and the money to = do.  It is a reminder that things can be done right., good things can happen to = those who are prepared, and the effort is worth = it.

 

So many good = things to study and learn from this incident, especially since no one lost their = life in this one particular teaching moment.  There is so much to be = thankful for with this one.

 

Kevin=

 

 =

C'mon Chuck, everyone's looking for a hero, = and with this guys gliding experience, he pulled it off.  It could have been = much worse.

Greg = Ward

Lancair 20B N178RG in = progres

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