Many lessons learned while learning to be a pilot can translate well to “normal” every day life. For example, fuel management.
It’s pretty important to not run out of fuel when flying. Ask the crew of the Gimli Glider if you don’t believe me.
Ditto with yourself in the slightly more metamorphic sense.
When flying, if something unexpected is happening and you’re about to run out of fuel, there are probably some warning signs. It might be natural to brush them off as a sensor error or some other minor flaw, but at some point you need to pay attention, possibly declare an emergency, and find a place to land **NOW**.
Ditto with yourself. Hopefully without the emergency part, but I guess there could be times when that comes into play.
Sometimes when flying you might foolishly know that you’re really pushing your luck on fuel capacity, but you really, really need to get there and get through, so you try to push it that teeny, tiny little bit more rather than landing for refueling… These pilots are generally known by the more common term, “statistics.”
Ditto with yourself. Again, perhaps not quite as drastic and life threatening, but a good life lesson nonetheless.
So tonight, when I had goals to reach and knew that I was tired and “running on fumes” but pushing it to get things done…
Let’s say that it’s a good night to recognize the signs, realize that none of those things is truly life and death, and to shut down **NOW**. Which is what I’m going to do.
Good night!
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