The joy of flying an aircraft is something that few get to experience. Throughout a professional pilot’s career, they’ll travel to some incredible places, see beautiful sunrises, sunsets, and other scenery, all while flying some amazing aircraft. As exciting as this may be to the outsider, sometimes a pilot may simply need a little “pick me up” to break the routine. For those pilots, they may turn to a bucket list for more excitement, an adventure, or to experience a new challenge. These are exciting opportunities to rediscover the joy of aviation, have some fun, and learn some new skills along the way.
Professional pilots “wired” to be lifelong learners typically will embrace these new opportunities. Flying five roundtrip flights between White Plains, New York, and Miami’s Opa Locka Executive Airport or West Palm Beach, Florida, to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey every week (as an example) can become tedious and may not be that fulfilling; thus, they may need a little boost.
Pilot, safety expert, consultant, and aviation journalist Stuart “Kipp” Lau writes about flight safety and airmanship for AIN.
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