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How Flying Builds Habits for Success

Once Ray Dolby discovered flying, it became an all-consuming passion. Jim Sugar
Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • The article illustrates that learning to fly attracts and cultivates highly successful individuals, exemplified by Ray Dolby, who demonstrate deep passions and a continuous drive for learning.
  • Flying fosters crucial habits for success, encapsulated by the P.L.A.Y. acronym: Passion, Lots of Interests, Always Learning, and consistently practicing these behaviors.
  • By developing these beneficial habits, individuals are empowered to innovate (guided by the T.N.T. framework: Trust, Needs, Triumph), leading to significant contributions and overall success, and therefore encourages others to embrace flight training.
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He could have been a ­10-year-old kid. He was certainly acting like one. We were at the Helicopter Association International annual convention, and John was sitting in a helicopter pretending to fly it. He gradually became aware that someone had been standing beside him, waiting for him to come out of his fantasy. “I am so sorry,” John said. “I just realized you’ve been waiting to get into the helicopter.”

Martha King

Martha King and John King take turns writing Sky Kings. They have shared flying and teaching aviation for more than 50 years.

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