Sean Tucker, one of the Living Legends of Flight, made the comment on a radio talk show just before flying in the Chicago Air and Water Show this weekend.
Before we go any further here, Mr. Tucker was not one of the stunt pilots or aerial entertainers who died over the weekend doing what they love to do. As of this writing, he is on his way to yet another aerial show in Pittsburgh, where he will once again vertically descend his plane at over 100 mph -- tail first.
Mr. Tucker has been flying air shows world-wide since the mid-70’s. He flies the most high-performance aerobatic aircraft in the world, the Challenger II biplane -- with over 400 horsepower, the plane weighs just over 1200 pounds and reacts to a super-sensitive control stick at 300 mph. And if you're thinking Tucker is just another daredevil going through life simply to entertain himself and others, he is also an innovator and educator. Tucker created the Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety, a world-class flight training institution dedicated to flight safety -- a subject he has studied up-close and personal.
When you think about it, Mr. Tucker's enterprise has all the foundational elements written about in such how-to business books as Good to Great: Start with a passion for something, a pursuit you can be the best at, and through which you can make a profit. From there on, it's a question of staying in touch (grounded) with what your audience (customers) need and want.
Many industrial manufacturing leaders share the same disciplined and inventive spirit. In spite of this recession, it will be those who have no fear of flying, who will emerge from the clouds just fine.
jb
www.centrifuge-now.com
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