| We have all heard the saying it is better to be safe | | | | makes you respect safety. |
| than sorry. Indeed, this makes sense and parents | | | | Back up is important and as Arthur C. Clarke |
| love to recite this to their kids, as it makes them feel | | | | explained with fictitious race of aliens "The Ramans" |
| important and full of wisdom. Lucky for us we had | | | | always had triple redundancies. Incase their space |
| such parents, coaches and teachers who always | | | | ships failed while going across the Universe. Have you |
| recited this saying to us. Do you know why? Because | | | | noticed that Windows and MS Word also have three |
| such thinking prepares us for the unfortunate and | | | | ways to get to anything? Do you know why? No |
| potential eventualities, which could cause us great | | | | wonder kids pick up computer use so easy, they just |
| harm if we do not heed such warnings. | | | | start clicking stuff and with three ways to get there, |
| One of the things I most remember when I was in | | | | they will eventually figure it out. |
| the Civil Air Patrol was something an FAA Examiner | | | | I have always lived my life like that, calculating each |
| once told me. He said never fly over mountain ranges | | | | move in advance. Indeed you should have three |
| at night in a single engine aircraft unless you are | | | | ways out of any calamity. You need your back up of |
| positive you can glide to one side or the other if the | | | | course and then a failsafe, because accidents and real |
| engine quits. Having helped in search and rescues for | | | | problems in life are always a comedy of errors. If |
| downed aircraft as a young man, I remember a few | | | | you study NTSB reports and "pilot error" you will |
| crash sites and accidents, which I wish I had not | | | | agree. I learned about flying from that. Think on this |
| seen. But it wakes you up to the realities of life and | | | | in 2006. |