I reported for a duty last week, clean shaven, my skin was smoother than the leading edge of an F22 Raptor. It was also raw and the cold weather wasn’t helping it. Nonetheless I pride myself on turning up to work prepared to, at the very least, look the part. The captain I was flying with had a different approach entirely. He was not using … Continue reading Mask On
Fail better is what they say and in some sense that’s the story of my life, kind of. Sometimes I just fail and fail, and fail; but it’s mostly other peoples fault so I try not to blame myself. Despite some mistakes I, like most pilots, prefer to think of myself as a peak performer. I would almost say I’m special, but I don’t want … Continue reading Fail to Prepare…
I have at this juncture, donned many uniforms be they aviation related or not. I hate uniforms, and despite being aware of my own educational limitations, understand that uniforms are our cultural means of segregating professional and social groups, so we identify them with ease. In business this is particularly helpful because no one wants to confuse McDonald’s with Burger King or worse KFC. I … Continue reading Wear it With Pride
The Long-Haul Journal of Logan Jacob 