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swallowed an intake valve in June) or convinced ourselves that we had sufficiently learned a new rule, procedure or equipment (but had not), we keep flying. Such is the dichotomy of piloting airplanes. We often experience both definitions of anxious. We are anxious (wanting very much) to go flying, but we are also anxious (worry, unease, nervousness) because we don’t want to forget something important or mess up.
The second anxious happens more often when we lack recent flight experience, lack practice with new avionics, it’s nighttime, we have challenging weather, complex or busy arrival/approach procedures, or a short, slippery, or narrow runway. The first “wanting very much” definition is the one that may cause us to fly when we shouldn’t (me- chanical, weather or any IMSAFE component). The second version of anxious is the one we must manage through training, experience and professional piloty-perseverance.
By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.
– William Shakespeare (Macbeth)
Manifestation: an event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something, especially a theory or ab- stract idea. Apprehension: anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen. Scary, frightening and unnerving thoughts displayed mentally and/or physically.
Manifestation of apprehension is a state of psychologi- cal anxiety, apprehension or physical impairment – often exhibited by students toward their training environment. MOA symptoms may include passive or active airsickness, insomnia, appetite loss, anxiety, or tension related to the flying or controlling environment. Performance deterio- ration or airsickness is more common and occurs over a long period. Military pilot training instructors document MOA events because they are a potentially disqualify- ing trait in pilot wannabes. We confront our challenging environment and MOA with training, discipline, recent experience, confidence and our love of flying.
Be afraid...be very afraid.
– The Fly (1986)
Air conditioning, humidity control, autopilots, auto brakes, LNAV, VNAV, airborne texting or internet, coffee makers, drink chillers and butt warmers – all make our airplane feel just like home, a low-threat environment. These niceties permit our attention to be focused on the safe, efficient and enjoyable operation of the vehicle. But they also make it easy to forget how harsh the environ- ment is a scant window thickness away, and we may take for granted the often complex and delicate mechani- cal systems needed to fly the airplane and create a liv- able environment.
I used to drive from Phoenix to the North rim of the Grand Canyon each year to go hunting. The final leg be- fore ascending the Kaibab plateau is a section of desert with an environment similar to that of Death Valley. It’s
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