What are some techniques or strategies you use to manage stress and enhance your performance in high-pressure situations? How effective have they been for you?
Brian, since you' and both of your awesome guests are pilots, I think I can share a flying, or should I say, a landing story. It's about my first landout during a cross-country flight in a glider. This was years ago, but I still remember it vividly. A little over an hour to my flight, the weather changed and the thermals were gone. I had picked landing sites one after another as I progressed in my route (SOP), So I already knew where to land. When I got lower, the site I had picked turned out to be useless (wires and ditches). Now I got really nervous. There was this one field that I couldn't use, a lake, a farm house and a tiny little field next to it, and steep hills with tall trees surrounding the lake and the fields.I was already low and had very little time before I was going meet the ground, one way or the other. What saved the day, in hindsight, was a combination of preparation and self talk. I had practiced precision landings on runway, landouts a few times, gone through it mentally tens, if not hundreds of times. So I started to talking to myself: "Calm down. You'll live. Just do what you should do." I blew my lungs empty, took a deep breath and started assessing the situation, talking to myself while doing it. The only option was the short field, although I was in doubt I could fit the plane in it. It was still better than the lake or the forest. Wind direction? Approach direction? Wires? Obstacles on the final leg? (YES) Obstacles on the ground? Approach speed? Flap setting? That's it, the time was up. I was already lower than I should have been, so I shrunk the landing pattern. Gear down. A shortened downwind leg, short base leg, a bit too high, more flaps. Turn to final leg above the hill top, more air brakes to get just above the tree tops. The last trees. Full air brakes. Pull. A violent touch-down. As the end of the field approached, I saw big, moss covered boulders growing rapidly in my eyes. Full wheel brakes. Stop. The closest boulder was only about 5 feet away. I have to admit, I shook like leaf for an hour after that little experience. The plane was intact (dirty as hell, though), and so was I. The owner of the place, a nice farmer, soon showed up, offered a cigarette, something to drink and then we took some photos. I think me landing to his field was almost as memorable to him as it was for me :) This was the most stressful situation I've ever been. But to be honest, after I realized I had but one option and took a deep breath, all the nervousness went away. I guess my instinct for self preservation took over and I was fully focused on flying the plane. The place was so difficult I am still amazed that I could pull it off.
Hi, sometimes i lestening some good rock and roll band, before go to work, and keep it in mind during the day. .....aircrafth need a automatic ejection system, in case the pilot pass down....
I enjoyed this and find a lot of it fascinating, but to be completely honest, I don't see people who CHOOSE to go into the military as being heroic.... Sometimes they are, but I think it's far more likely that they end up killing many people in useless forever wars that didn't deserve to die. We are part of an IMPERIALIST country, using force to bend the world to US will (and its not the will of the people). I have FAR more respect for pilots who choose to go into fire fighting or search and rescue and DO see the majority of them as heroes, because their goal is SAVING LIVES, not taking them. That takes just as much skill and courage, keen decision making, risk assessment and dedication, and in the end it's about the betterment of humanity. When it comes to the military, I have a really hard time making that assumption. Not to mention, that you are following the orders of legit psychopaths. I'm not trying to knock these particular pilots, but I'd be much more interested in listening to people who don't have the job of killing human beings as a central part of their mission. I know they can justify it by "bringing home the man next to them" but that seems like an excuse, when we know these wars don't have to be fought in the first place. We aren't defending our homeland, we are on the other side of the world, invading someone else's. That's just objective fact. I still think it's cool to fly jets and loved watching Top Gun, but I'd rather be in a world where we learn to not need to..... I think you could hear just as many cool stories from a badass SAR Heli pilot!
I appreciate your bid for peace, and I long for it daily, but we wouldn't be sitting here chatting if we had a pacifist government. We would be under the control of the most recent brutal dictator, and his forces, who decided he (they) would like to own us and our resources. It's unfortunate. The entire planet would have to agree to peace for peace to reign. I am grateful for our military. I didn't sign up, and I have never had to put my life on the line for my country. I am grateful for all the people who put their life on the line for our safety! My sadness is in how political everything has become. I have always been in support of our military forces, and as a mostly leftist-leaning thinker, I feel completely hated by so many of them. Daily. :(
@miaconnolly6691 I'm guessing about which "he" you're referring to, but I'm pretty sure there's no evidence to support that claim. The recent military operation was a defensive move because we've been putting pressure on them for decades. Peace deals were actually what HE wanted, but we won't give him that. He still isn't trying to take over any more than necessary to ensure safety for his people. I'm not even claiming to like him, but if you look at it from that perspective, you can clearly see why this is happening. Just ask yourself how many military bases a country needs around the world.... Is it over 800? Because that's what WE have (not even counting our allies in NATO).... Not them... Nor China (I think they have ONE)! So who's the aggressor here? Yes, you feel safe now, but what about if this continues to escalate? You realize they have nuclear weapons right? The last thing we want is them feeling an existential threat (which is exactly what we've pushed them into) because then they might actually use them
@@MattAngiono I was speaking completely in general. When I said the most recent brutal dictator, I meant whoever will come along next. Who are you referring to, Putin or Un? I do realize that many countries have nukes, it has become a lose lose situation.
@miaconnolly6691 I'm referring to the one that's in all the news lately, that being Putin. The amount of propaganda we are exposed to about him is quite intense. Think Russia gate, hunter's laptop, etc.... Or the number of movies or shows where Russians are the bad guys. I don't think that's because it's an accurate portrayal of Russian people or their government. And we know A LOT of it was completely made up. I'm no fan of dictators, but at the same time, we don't exactly have a democracy at home. We don't get to vote on going to war, for example, nor on whether we get healthcare. We hold elections, but both sides seem to think there's shady voting machines, and these candidates are always preselected in a number of ways. Or just look at what happened with someone like Bernie or Nader. We were warned about the military industrial complex from people in the military and presidents before we were even born (or maybe were young children). Yet so few people seem to realize this controls the whole planet right now. It's INVERTED TOTALITARIANISM as Sheldon Wollen called it. Corporations have taken control of the government in the most powerful nation the world has ever known. There's a study that proves this out of Princeton. THIS is who is controlling the military and it's not about helping people or protecting them. It's clearly about profit and domination (which go hand in hand). The real power in the world doesn't come from a dictator, but rather a system or a network of hidden figures. Yet they have more actual control than the dictators of the world. My original point, is that it's not heroic to join a military where you know you will be commanded to kill people at the behest of these power structures. And failing to see that that's the kind of organization you're joining is not intelligent either. On the other hand, people who become pilots to rescue others, bring them to the hospital or fight fires are taking serious risk to HELP others. That's heroism! And there's no force or coercion involved..... There's no power incentives or wielding weapons in ways that could be for nefarious ends. Think of what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan.... millions dead, and no more democracy than before our intervention. I would be EMBARRASSED if I participate in those wars, no matter the intention one might have believed at the outset.
Sorry pilots are not special, most war deaths are civilian deaths, doing so from the air just makes it easy to get back to the country club after mission.....
What are some techniques or strategies you use to manage stress and enhance your performance in high-pressure situations? How effective have they been for you?
Brian, since you' and both of your awesome guests are pilots, I think I can share a flying, or should I say, a landing story. It's about my first landout during a cross-country flight in a glider. This was years ago, but I still remember it vividly.
A little over an hour to my flight, the weather changed and the thermals were gone. I had picked landing sites one after another as I progressed in my route (SOP), So I already knew where to land.
When I got lower, the site I had picked turned out to be useless (wires and ditches). Now I got really nervous. There was this one field that I couldn't use, a lake, a farm house and a tiny little field next to it, and steep hills with tall trees surrounding the lake and the fields.I was already low and had very little time before I was going meet the ground, one way or the other.
What saved the day, in hindsight, was a combination of preparation and self talk. I had practiced precision landings on runway, landouts a few times, gone through it mentally tens, if not hundreds of times.
So I started to talking to myself: "Calm down. You'll live. Just do what you should do." I blew my lungs empty, took a deep breath and started assessing the situation, talking to myself while doing it. The only option was the short field, although I was in doubt I could fit the plane in it. It was still better than the lake or the forest. Wind direction? Approach direction? Wires? Obstacles on the final leg? (YES) Obstacles on the ground? Approach speed? Flap setting?
That's it, the time was up. I was already lower than I should have been, so I shrunk the landing pattern. Gear down. A shortened downwind leg, short base leg, a bit too high, more flaps. Turn to final leg above the hill top, more air brakes to get just above the tree tops. The last trees. Full air brakes. Pull. A violent touch-down. As the end of the field approached, I saw big, moss covered boulders growing rapidly in my eyes. Full wheel brakes. Stop. The closest boulder was only about 5 feet away.
I have to admit, I shook like leaf for an hour after that little experience. The plane was intact (dirty as hell, though), and so was I. The owner of the place, a nice farmer, soon showed up, offered a cigarette, something to drink and then we took some photos. I think me landing to his field was almost as memorable to him as it was for me :)
This was the most stressful situation I've ever been. But to be honest, after I realized I had but one option and took a deep breath, all the nervousness went away. I guess my instinct for self preservation took over and I was fully focused on flying the plane. The place was so difficult I am still amazed that I could pull it off.
Awesome! what type of glider was it?
@@wearemany73 Rolladen-Schneider LS3, a bit old already back in 2007 when this all happened, but all together, a nice plane.
Hi, sometimes i lestening some good rock and roll band, before go to work, and keep it in mind during the day. .....aircrafth need a automatic ejection system, in case the pilot pass down....
I love the self-deprecation you slip into the convo “I don’t miss many meals” 😂
Love the podcast Dr. Keating. Thanks.
11:41 This will be super informative and interesting to the max...getting right into it. Thanks Brian your the best.
What an interesting talk
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Glad I could connect you guys !
Nice!
Dr. Keating, your Rush quote was from Freewill not Limelight, Overall great podcast.
Brian has one of the most consistently interesting channels on RUclips. Great guests and great conversations.
Appreciate that very much
Pumped. Scribd has the audiobook!!!
You have probably been really high in the air. I was just curious about whether you could see if the Earth is flat?
Not that high
Air Force? Never heard of her...
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I enjoyed this and find a lot of it fascinating, but to be completely honest, I don't see people who CHOOSE to go into the military as being heroic....
Sometimes they are, but I think it's far more likely that they end up killing many people in useless forever wars that didn't deserve to die.
We are part of an IMPERIALIST country, using force to bend the world to US will (and its not the will of the people).
I have FAR more respect for pilots who choose to go into fire fighting or search and rescue and DO see the majority of them as heroes, because their goal is SAVING LIVES, not taking them.
That takes just as much skill and courage, keen decision making, risk assessment and dedication, and in the end it's about the betterment of humanity.
When it comes to the military, I have a really hard time making that assumption.
Not to mention, that you are following the orders of legit psychopaths.
I'm not trying to knock these particular pilots, but I'd be much more interested in listening to people who don't have the job of killing human beings as a central part of their mission.
I know they can justify it by "bringing home the man next to them" but that seems like an excuse, when we know these wars don't have to be fought in the first place.
We aren't defending our homeland, we are on the other side of the world, invading someone else's.
That's just objective fact.
I still think it's cool to fly jets and loved watching Top Gun, but I'd rather be in a world where we learn to not need to.....
I think you could hear just as many cool stories from a badass SAR Heli pilot!
I appreciate your bid for peace, and I long for it daily, but we wouldn't be sitting here chatting if we had a pacifist government. We would be under the control of the most recent brutal dictator, and his forces, who decided he (they) would like to own us and our resources. It's unfortunate. The entire planet would have to agree to peace for peace to reign.
I am grateful for our military. I didn't sign up, and I have never had to put my life on the line for my country. I am grateful for all the people who put their life on the line for our safety! My sadness is in how political everything has become. I have always been in support of our military forces, and as a mostly leftist-leaning thinker, I feel completely hated by so many of them. Daily. :(
@miaconnolly6691 I'm guessing about which "he" you're referring to, but I'm pretty sure there's no evidence to support that claim.
The recent military operation was a defensive move because we've been putting pressure on them for decades.
Peace deals were actually what HE wanted, but we won't give him that.
He still isn't trying to take over any more than necessary to ensure safety for his people.
I'm not even claiming to like him, but if you look at it from that perspective, you can clearly see why this is happening.
Just ask yourself how many military bases a country needs around the world....
Is it over 800?
Because that's what WE have (not even counting our allies in NATO)....
Not them... Nor China (I think they have ONE)!
So who's the aggressor here?
Yes, you feel safe now, but what about if this continues to escalate?
You realize they have nuclear weapons right?
The last thing we want is them feeling an existential threat (which is exactly what we've pushed them into) because then they might actually use them
@@MattAngiono I was speaking completely in general. When I said the most recent brutal dictator, I meant whoever will come along next. Who are you referring to, Putin or Un? I do realize that many countries have nukes, it has become a lose lose situation.
@miaconnolly6691 I'm referring to the one that's in all the news lately, that being Putin.
The amount of propaganda we are exposed to about him is quite intense.
Think Russia gate, hunter's laptop, etc....
Or the number of movies or shows where Russians are the bad guys.
I don't think that's because it's an accurate portrayal of Russian people or their government.
And we know A LOT of it was completely made up.
I'm no fan of dictators, but at the same time, we don't exactly have a democracy at home.
We don't get to vote on going to war, for example, nor on whether we get healthcare.
We hold elections, but both sides seem to think there's shady voting machines, and these candidates are always preselected in a number of ways.
Or just look at what happened with someone like Bernie or Nader.
We were warned about the military industrial complex from people in the military and presidents before we were even born (or maybe were young children).
Yet so few people seem to realize this controls the whole planet right now.
It's INVERTED TOTALITARIANISM as Sheldon Wollen called it.
Corporations have taken control of the government in the most powerful nation the world has ever known.
There's a study that proves this out of Princeton.
THIS is who is controlling the military and it's not about helping people or protecting them.
It's clearly about profit and domination (which go hand in hand).
The real power in the world doesn't come from a dictator, but rather a system or a network of hidden figures.
Yet they have more actual control than the dictators of the world.
My original point, is that it's not heroic to join a military where you know you will be commanded to kill people at the behest of these power structures.
And failing to see that that's the kind of organization you're joining is not intelligent either.
On the other hand, people who become pilots to rescue others, bring them to the hospital or fight fires are taking serious risk to HELP others.
That's heroism!
And there's no force or coercion involved.....
There's no power incentives or wielding weapons in ways that could be for nefarious ends.
Think of what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan.... millions dead, and no more democracy than before our intervention.
I would be EMBARRASSED if I participate in those wars, no matter the intention one might have believed at the outset.
Runk
Who and/or what is a "Runk"/
MOSAD.
Sorry pilots are not special, most war deaths are civilian deaths, doing so from the air just makes it easy to get back to the country club after mission.....