When working in the field, if you ever think to yourself or if you ever hear someone else say, "I'll Be Careful" new era dark blue and white hats - watch out!? Someone is about to do something Dumb, Dangerous, or Different!? It can kill you.
In February 1989 at Eielson AFB in Fairbanks, Alaska I was flying the venerable A-10 "Warthog" on a routine training mission.? It was a beautiful winter morning flying that day when I first uttered the words, "I'll be Careful."? It almost cost me my life.
Smart People Do DUMB Things
Why do smart, highly skilled, very competent people do DUMB things?? If we look within ourselves, we will find that we are not "dumb people", but we will commit dumb, errant, or unsafe acts.? Why?? new era dark blue and white hats The simple answer is this.? The more we work our jobs the more successful, capable, and competent we become at performing each task. ?Naturally, as our skill and experience rises, so does our confidence level.?? As our confidence rises, we must remain vigilant to not allow ourselves or those around us to become overly confident or too self-assured when performing our duties.? When our confidence exceeds our ability, bad things happen.? Smart people do dumb things.
My dumb act began that fateful day as I was flying down the frozen Yukon River on a Low Altitude Tactical Navigation (LATN) training mission.? I was cruising along at 300 feet and 400 mph, approximately ? mile in trail of my flight leader.? Suddenly, my radio crackles with his voice, "Odie! Sled dog team ahead."
The 1989 Iditarod race was taking place.? Three time champion Susan Butcher was defending her title that year.? Millions of T-Shirts sold exclaiming, "Alaska ? Where men are men and women win the Iditarod"
When my flight leader announced that a sled dog team was just ahead, I thought to myself, "I've got to get that sled dog team on film."? I happened to be carrying an inert-practice B Model Maverick missile, the type that functions only while attached to the airplane
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