Upgrade #2 - Mindfulness Chair Flying Practice for Pilots
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Today with it being a holiday week we’ll be taking a break from some of the technical mental health discussions and focusing on some self-care with a mindfulness practice you can use if you’re feeling a little stressed over Thanksgiving and other upcoming holiday activities.This post’s voiceover (at the top of the Email or webpage) and the podcast feed is a chance for you to do some chair flying. For our non-pilot readers and listeners, chair flying is a technique used by pilots for mental rehearsal and practice while sitting in a stationary chair. However, with this mindfulness practice, rather than mentally simulating flight procedures, maneuvers, or emergency scenarios, and going through the motions of making decisions as if actively flying, imagine your instructor pilot or CFI has taken over controls and told you to just take in your experience.
Upgrade #2 - Mindfulness Chair Flying Practice for Pilots
Upgrade #2 - Mindfulness Chair Flying…
Upgrade #2 - Mindfulness Chair Flying Practice for Pilots
Today with it being a holiday week we’ll be taking a break from some of the technical mental health discussions and focusing on some self-care with a mindfulness practice you can use if you’re feeling a little stressed over Thanksgiving and other upcoming holiday activities.This post’s voiceover (at the top of the Email or webpage) and the podcast feed is a chance for you to do some chair flying. For our non-pilot readers and listeners, chair flying is a technique used by pilots for mental rehearsal and practice while sitting in a stationary chair. However, with this mindfulness practice, rather than mentally simulating flight procedures, maneuvers, or emergency scenarios, and going through the motions of making decisions as if actively flying, imagine your instructor pilot or CFI has taken over controls and told you to just take in your experience.