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God looks after dumb animals and fools. If you’ve ever been afraid for your life, you’ll know what I’m talking about. Not when death is only a possibility. I’m talking about when you’re virtually certain you are going to die, you have a few seconds to contemplate your mortality, and you still retain some control over your ultimate fate: Never give up. Even when you know you’re about to die, force your brain to focus. Think! Don’t be the guy who rides an Airbus 38,000 feet down to the Atlantic in a full stall. Make yourself use all information available, however incomplete it may be, to stay alive.Better yet, before you introduce yourself to a near-death exper- ience, conduct your own CRA whenever there’s some degree of risk. What do you gain if you succeed, what’s the likeli•hood of success or failure, and what’s the cost of failure? And remember this: No decision to eject is irrevocable until you pull the handles. T&TCovington Aircraft Engines Half Page4/C Ad12 • TWIN & TURBINESEPTEMBER 2015