Models for success
Flipping through TV channels this morning, one channel caught my attention- Red Bull Air Race World Championship. (You can see videos on Youtube).
Footage from the 2009 Budapest, Hungary race was shown on TV. The real planes brought back memories from my attempts to fly a Radio Control (R/C) model airplane earlier this year.
My son and I purchased a Realflight R/C flight simulator package and an R/C airplane earlier this year. The flight simulator package with controller significantly improved our flying skills. We simulated flying acrobatic airplanes, jet liners and Harriers in a variety of settings. The Realflight R/C Simulator is possibly more fun than the real thing.
I was more interested in watching the Red Bull Air Race World Championship on TV, because of my experience with R/C airplanes. I know that air racing is hard in R/C airplanes on the flight simulator and can imagine how much goes into competing in a full size air race.
Models can be an introductory path to the real thing. As a novice pilot my experience with R/C airplanes led to an interest in full-size R/C air races. Flight physics are the same in R/C and in full size racing - you must control your speed, lift, and compensate for wind.
You can follow the same path for your career. For example, if you want to become a project manager you can volunteer to manage small scale projects for your church or civic club. Using small projects as models, your success can be transferred to larger projects where many principles are the same. Your ability to identify tasks required to complete a project, discipline to create a project plan, and ability to work with people hold true for small volunteer projects and enterprise wide projects for corporations.
If you want to add professional skills to your resume then consider volunteering for a small opportunity, such as a project for your church. Use the volunteer opportunity as a model for full-size projects in your future career.
p.s. There is a reason you have not seen photos or video of my R/C plane on this blog. Gravity and multiple crash landings prevailed over my R/C repair skills.
Footage from the 2009 Budapest, Hungary race was shown on TV. The real planes brought back memories from my attempts to fly a Radio Control (R/C) model airplane earlier this year.
My son and I purchased a Realflight R/C flight simulator package and an R/C airplane earlier this year. The flight simulator package with controller significantly improved our flying skills. We simulated flying acrobatic airplanes, jet liners and Harriers in a variety of settings. The Realflight R/C Simulator is possibly more fun than the real thing.
I was more interested in watching the Red Bull Air Race World Championship on TV, because of my experience with R/C airplanes. I know that air racing is hard in R/C airplanes on the flight simulator and can imagine how much goes into competing in a full size air race.
Models can be an introductory path to the real thing. As a novice pilot my experience with R/C airplanes led to an interest in full-size R/C air races. Flight physics are the same in R/C and in full size racing - you must control your speed, lift, and compensate for wind.
You can follow the same path for your career. For example, if you want to become a project manager you can volunteer to manage small scale projects for your church or civic club. Using small projects as models, your success can be transferred to larger projects where many principles are the same. Your ability to identify tasks required to complete a project, discipline to create a project plan, and ability to work with people hold true for small volunteer projects and enterprise wide projects for corporations.
If you want to add professional skills to your resume then consider volunteering for a small opportunity, such as a project for your church. Use the volunteer opportunity as a model for full-size projects in your future career.
p.s. There is a reason you have not seen photos or video of my R/C plane on this blog. Gravity and multiple crash landings prevailed over my R/C repair skills.
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posted by Wayne Botha @ 2:42 AM
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