| Comair Flight 5191 attempted to take off
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| | the air. Did the pilot in Lexington see
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| from Lexington Kentucky's Blue Grass
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| | the busted up concrete? Did he choose to
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| Airport over the weekend. The main runway
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| | ignore it? We know there were signs
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| is 7,000 feet. The runway the plane
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| | pointing to the correct runway. He either
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| attempted to use was 3500 feet. This is a
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| | didn't look, or saw it, and edited it out
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| twin engine plane. It requires at least
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| | of his thought process.
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| 5000 feet getting off the ground. The
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| | The third learning-Question yourself
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| crew and the passengers had no shot at
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| | It's all right to be opinionated, but not
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| making it. Somehow the pilot got onto the
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| | to the point where you sit back on your
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| wrong runway. Should he have sensed there
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| | opinions, and refuse to entertain new
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| was something wrong? You could argue the
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| | opinion changing information. The first
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| decision to crash was made the moment the
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| | thing you have to do is have good
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| plane made it to the wrong runway. The
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| | training. Nobody has better training than
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| pilot could have picked up on a couple of
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| | the Marines. There is no force in combat
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| clues which included:
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| | like a Marine recon unit. They function
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| 1) There were signs that told you the
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| | as one, are fearless, are dead on
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| correct runway
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| | accurate with their fire power, and have
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| 2) There was less lighting on the shorter
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| | proven they can get the job done. Their
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| runway
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| | training is so superb that they do not
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| 3) The concrete on the incorrect runway
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| | need to question themselves, the
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| was severely cracked
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| | captains, and the lieutenants may have
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| There were 50 people on the plane
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| | to. but not the unit participants.
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| including the crew. One crewmember made
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| | Most of us don't have such precise
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| it out alive. This was the first air
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| | training. Even pilots who have fabulous
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| disaster in this country in five years.
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| | training must learn to question
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| The last crash was out of JFK when a
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| | themselves constantly. The rules and
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| plane crashed in nearby Queens, NY
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| | instructions involving pilots at
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| killing 265 people on board. What do we
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| | professional airlines are very clear.
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| learn from this latest air disaster that
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| | There is no ambiguity about them. Pilots
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| can help us in our daily lives to think
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| | are taught what to do, how to do it, and
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| better, and make better decisions?
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| | how to react in every situation. It is
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| The first learning-Denial
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| | only when a pilot falls back on a "going
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| I think we are all in denial. We deceive
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| | with the flow" type of thinking that he
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| and lie to ourselves hoping, just hoping
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| | runs into trouble.
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| that problems will get better. You know
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| | For a pilot, there are what we call
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| problems never get better. A problem left
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| | "decision windows". This means you have a
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| alone gets worse, never better. At least
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| | certain amount of time (maybe seconds) to
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| that's true 99% of the time. You have to
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| | make a decision, or else the decision is
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| tackle problems head on, and the worse
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| | made for you. Once the pilot hit the
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| problems are the ones we do not believe
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| | wrong runway and picked up thrust, the
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| to be true. We DENY the problem. If you
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| | game was over, the decision had been made
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| deny it, you don't have to work on it.
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| | to crash. Take advantage of all decision
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| The most successful people I know and I
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| | windows in your life.
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| know scores of fabulously successful
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| | The fourth learning-It's always easier to
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| people, are people who tackle problems
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| | go with the flow
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| tenaciously. They don't let the problem
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| | Yes, it's always easier to go with the
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| fester. They literally jump on their
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| | flow. It's true for pilots, it's true for
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| problems. Nothing interferes with getting
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| | us. No one questions that Tiger Woods is
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| things done. You see there's always stuff
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| | the greatest golfer of his generation.
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| you can stick in the way of pursuing your
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| | Can you imagine what it took for this man
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| problems. There's always more
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| | a couple of years ago when he was already
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| interesting, satisfying things to do than
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| | at the top of the golf world to change
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| solve problems.
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| | his swing? Woods made a decision that his
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| If you want to deny that something is a
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| | swing was less than optimal. He was
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| problem, it's going to come back to haunt
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| | already the number player in the world
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| you. In my business which is picking
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| | for years.
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| stocks, when I make a mistake, I know it.
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| | He actually took several months off from
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| The market forces me to know it, and it
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| | the tour, and worked with a swing master
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| forces me to face up to it. I can't hide
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| | "Butch Harmon". Tiger ripped apart his
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| from it, just like a pilot can't hide
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| | swing and, recreated it into something
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| from his mistakes either. I can't deny my
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| | far better. No other golfer in the world
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| problems, and neither should you. Whether
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| | would have had the guts to do that. If
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| it's picking stocks, or flying airplanes,
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| | Tiger Woods can do it, so can you. Don't
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| you have to deal with PROBLEMS, only the
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| | just go with the flow. Make your own
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| dead do not have to deal with problems.
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| | decisions. You are the scriptwriter of
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| Life really comes down to solving
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| | your own life. No one else is authoring
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| problems.
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| | it.
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| The second learning-Automatic Pilot
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| | The ancient Greeks had an interesting
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| doesn't always work
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| | thing to say about living life. When a
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| There are times in life when you have to
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| | man died, they didn't ask about his
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| be "juiced" as they say, and there are
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| | accomplishments. They asked if he lived
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| times when it's okay to be less than
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| | his life with energy. Too many people are
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| perfect. We know that most accidents
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| | just going through the motions. If you're
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| involving planes take place taking off,
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| | a pilot it could get you killed.
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| and landing. This is when you have to be
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| | We should all feel saddened by the death
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| in your optimum thinking mode. Was the
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| | of the passengers of Comair flight 5191.
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| pilot in Kentucky performing in an
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| | Our prayers should go to the families of
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| optimum manner, or was he going through
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| | those who died. For ourselves, we must
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| the motions.
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| | learn the lessons that such flights tell
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| We have all heard the expression, just
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| | us, and heed the warnings, or else our
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| showing up is 90% of the battle. It's
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| | own problems will only get worse as we
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| probably a true statement. It's just not
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| | choose to ignore them.
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| true of airline pilots while they are in
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