A pilot's perspective on navigating life with the same discipline, decision-making, and situational awareness that keeps us safe in the air.
Bi-weekly entries on freedom, flight, and the American experience
In Maine, you can start your engine and fly to California without filing a flight plan, talking to anyone, or asking permission. This isn't permission granted—it's freedom earned through demonstrated competence.
Read MoreEvery flight begins on the ground with careful planning. Weather, fuel, alternates, personal minimums—decisions made in the calm of preflight, not the chaos of crisis.
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The moment you release the brakes, you alone are responsible for every decision. No committee, no vote, no consensus—just you and the consequences of your choices.
Read MoreWith over 12,000 hours as a professional pilot, I've learned that the disciplines that keep us safe at altitude—situational awareness, systematic decision-making, personal accountability—apply equally well to citizenship and life.
This logbook is my attempt to share those lessons: reflections on freedom, responsibility, and what it means to navigate both sky and society with competence and integrity.