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Originally Posted by orthodoxymoron

An airline captain needs to be focused on worse-case scenarios and emergency-procedures...in order to have response-ability. When I fly on an airliner...I don't want a positve-thinking pilot. I want a pilot who is prepared for the worst.

Man, I don't want to be sitting next to any plane you are riding on. I will take the pilot who is visualizing a trouble free flight. You know what the blue angels do before a stunt show or practice? Deep meditation and visualization of a perfect flight. You don't believe me? They show this in the HD blue angels movie.

Being able to react if something goes wrong is good. Focusing on things that might go wrong just manifests things going wrong around you.