tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post646051695609105297..comments2024-03-28T17:38:51.301-07:00Comments on Flight To Success: The First StepKarlene Petitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-26442338478990059912014-03-08T14:50:20.143-08:002014-03-08T14:50:20.143-08:00Thanks for your comment Brent. A good message to ...Thanks for your comment Brent. A good message to all. Don't let your limitations derail you until you've given it everything you have. That old saying... "If I'd only known" is heard often. Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-67925064599665984972014-03-08T14:33:15.990-08:002014-03-08T14:33:15.990-08:00Tom,
I had the same dream. I too wanted to be an a...Tom,<br />I had the same dream. I too wanted to be an astronaut. I let a physical issue derail me - found out later I could have gotten a waiver for the military. Great advice here!<br /><br />BrentBrent at iflyblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11354578064179891726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-10787388984034186932014-03-06T20:14:03.570-08:002014-03-06T20:14:03.570-08:00Tom, As it is...that lost hearing is a result of t...Tom, As it is...that lost hearing is a result of the job. As is the eyesight with age. I have to smile at the initial health requirements for the airlines. I think American was the most strict at one time. I suspect they forgot their pilots would age, and our eyesight and hearing would fail. Now most things are doable if correctable. I was sure about the military. Thanks for the info. Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-59716262653759002852014-03-06T20:06:25.120-08:002014-03-06T20:06:25.120-08:00Here's something... when we were graduating fr...Here's something... when we were graduating from high school and thinking about what was next, we had few of the concerns that would face us nowadays with today's issues. What I mean is I don't think I thought twice about "what if I don't pass." It never entered my brain. Now that I'm successful at something and think about branching out, I constantly think about that, "what if I don't pass." I think it's interesting how our brains adjust and interpret risk as we get older.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />TomTom Hillhttp://www.tom-hill.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-65394260720640480932014-03-06T20:03:10.692-08:002014-03-06T20:03:10.692-08:00DB... there is more to test pilot school than bein...DB... there is more to test pilot school than being a pilot or a pilot with 20/20 vision. As long as your vision is correctable to 20/20, things are good.<br /><br />Passing the physical is a challenge for lots of people. Unfortunately, the physical is not a test you can study for. For some it's seeing colors properly. For others, its height. Still others, it's a totally treatable heart thing. It's unfortunate... I've been lucky in that I still pass my annual just fine. The only thing I"m working through nowadays is hearing which might be my downfall somewhere down the road. Who knows... <br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />TomTom Hillhttp://www.tom-hill.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-16015309893670068342014-03-06T15:36:23.735-08:002014-03-06T15:36:23.735-08:00Yes, so :( But in my world you just need "cor...Yes, so :( But in my world you just need "corrected" to 20/20. It's never too late, until it's too late. Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-37461947679167000312014-03-06T15:30:43.684-08:002014-03-06T15:30:43.684-08:00Unfortunately for me, the path to TPS starts with ...Unfortunately for me, the path to TPS starts with 20/20 vision. :(D.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16311812701887962320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-88051614306962029242014-03-06T06:44:52.562-08:002014-03-06T06:44:52.562-08:00Tom, this is a perfect post for me today. I am wor...Tom, this is a perfect post for me today. I am working on my next work...and this is a theme. There are so many reasons we make excuses to not do something. The question is why do some go into that wind and others don't. Could it be the power of focus on possibility with a bit of faith thrown in, where failure is not an option and opportunities abound? Thanks for another great post! This is something for all to think about.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.com