LIVING IS RISKY

摘要

Risk is a topic that often gets me musing about where we, as pilots, fit into the scheme of risk takers. Muse along with me. Living involves risk. You can stay in your bed to minimize that risk, but you can't eliminate it. Your house might burn; there might be an earthquake or a tornado. Or, I might have problems in my airplane and return to earth nose down onto the bed where you're hiding. Clearly, few are so afraid of life's risks that they stay in bed. We drive to work on highways where thousands die every year. We work in offices, stores, or perhaps riskier settings like oil fields or construction sites. Then, in our off time, perhaps we'll take a hike, risking a fall or an encounter with a wild animal. Are you a skier? (Water or snow, doesn't matter.) Skiers die every year. Perhaps you ride a motorcycle-not the safest mode of transportation. Some of us actually go flying and jump out. Surely, hurtling toward earth at the terminal velocity (good expression) of the human body entails some risks.