From the Cockpit

Amazing how aviation stories can create shock and awe. Lives are always at stake. Few consider that, while they review these stories, lives on the ground are in constant danger as well.

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Many people throughout the world struggle just to maintain some sort of wheel driven transport. Chinese traffic has been known to last days (yes days, not hours). Residents there wear masks because the pollution is so bad. And, yet it has been known to be worse in India.

I am not the pessimistic aviator. I love flying. Love the outdoors. Love scenic hikes, runs, and just standing in peaceful meditation on top of a mountain.

But today I thought I would touch upon how our global society is still not mature enough to appropriately wield aviation. We in America have dreamed of transitioning from cars to planes since the 60s. Really, our fathers believed that we would be in the sky by now.

Certainly, we are capable of this right now. Technologically that is. Then again, the world is also capable of fully transitioning to the blockchain. But there is more to consider than being capable. Mind you, if it were up to me, we would all leave behind our wheels for wings.

Yes some of the obstacles are greed and fear based. Some are just about being more responsible. Drones and automation are not the ideal solution because aviation originates more from our creative side than the constraints of road logistics. Just listen to the UPS logistics song and ask if it sounds colorfully fun. It begins with, "When it's planes in the sky..."