Inside the tunnel
Three-time US National Aerobatic Champion Patty Wagstaff clearly explaining the inner game: Quote and original movie still from the 2004 documentary America’s Heart & Soul.
mindfulness
Mindfulness is …
Mindfulness is a word often used, well, mindlessly. But it’s a state that can be described with some precision. The most accepted definition is in Jon Kabat-Zinn’s 1994 book Wherever You Go, There You Are. And it makes the connection to flying very apparent: Here’s a good online article with 19 other definitions: https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/what-is-mindfulness-definition/
Mindfulness in flying
I think landing forces us to be mindful. The trick is to attain mindfulness in the rest of our flying. Quote is from the best-selling 2005 book Wherever You Go There You Are. Photo is a North American T-6 Texan landing in New Zealand.