It's always windy on the flight line

If I ever write a book, it will be entitled: "It is Always Windy on the Flight Line." Throughout my military career I have spent a lot of time on many different flight lines. So believe me that it is always windy on the flight line.

As you can imagine with no trees and wide open flat spaces there is nothing to block the wind. It is amazing how a couple of blocks away from the flight line there would be absolutely no wind and then heading over to the flight line reveals a very windy situation!

I am still working on all the life lessons that this encompasses, but here are a few:

• It does no good to complain about the wind...the wind doesn't matter what you think of it
• Take off your cover (hat) before getting out on the flight line or you will lose it
• Lean into the wind or your will fall over
• Visual communication is important because you can't hear all that well (there is a story of the Apostles healing post Ascension and they told the person to "let at me" not "listen to me.")
• Running on the flight line and taking a PT means you better be prepared to run against the wind
• Seeing the horizon in the distance because of the wide open spaces is a gift (wide open horizons are one of the things I really miss about KS...you can see forever out there!)
• The same wind that slows me down when I run, gives lift to the aircraft in air
• I love flying kites and I can't do this without good wind

Fee free to comment to let me know what think but don't look for this book on sale any time soon!