The title of this post relates to a line in Robert Pirsig’s excellent “Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
You know the voices you hear in your head, sometimes doubting, sometimes encouraging but rarely shutting up. They can get in the way of pure enjoyment of life. They can also get in the way of pure control of a machine like an Airplane.
You can take these concepts a bit further reading www.pilotpsy.com which is an excellent resource for taking your airmanship to the next level. This is not beginner “Stick and Rudder” type of stuff so be warned, it’s a how-to of a completely different sort.
In a nutshell for my next flight, I intend on becoming completely enveloped in the moment of it all. Still remaining as far ahead of the aircraft as I can, but being entirely involved in the whole thing. The experience or the essence if you will, of man touching the sky. I’ll not let the thoughts of normal ground pounding life interfere with the spirit of the flight.
I expect overall to feel an improvement of the smoothness and “feel” of the entire thing. Only time will tell.