Keep Them Straight and Level

My life has been filled with Pilots.

I am the child, spouse and parent of someone who flies. Life can be difficult when surrounded by those who love to fly more than they can ever love anything else.

The size of a Pilot’s ego is, at times, overwhelming. Over the years my focus has been to help my Pilot family achieve calm so that each of them is in the right “headspace” when they leave the ground.

I have been a one-person support group of sorts for each of them at times when they needed it. Positive attitude is crucial for any relationship with an aviator. I feel as if I am a member of the ground crew as I put myself on the back burner while listening to the debriefing .

Sometimes, just being there helps to keep them straight and level.