Time to make some changes on my flight deck,
After logging 5 flights yesterday, I thought it was time to make some changes and updates on my paragliding harness flight deck. For those of you that do not know, this is a Velcro covered panel, on my lap that contains all my instruments and electronics while flying. (You can see it in some of my videos while flying here: YouTube) Instruments that measure and display thing like my current height, heading and if I am travelling into unauthorised airspace and such. I have been facing a strange problem in recent weeks where my primary instrument is displaying the incorrect height, but only at certain locations while flying. I made a magnitude of changes today, hopefully fixing this problem. I also installed an old phone with an app as an secondary instrument to assist in my investigation. Will check it all out on my next flight, fingers crossed.
In other news, as part of my meditation “homework”, I get taught to take notice of my thoughts and the things I say. Especially the once that would under normal circumstances slip by my awareness. When asked recently: “How is my harmonica practice going?” I replied, “not great” and gave the reason that I do not have enough time… <- Seriously, the things I say? After sitting down and contemplating for a couple of minutes I realised: The reason I am not practicing my harmonica is because I am stuck and have a question or two. YouTube is great to learn a new skill but it does not allow any feedback for something as intuitive as the harmonica. So I found a teacher today and made an appointment for next week. “Boef” Done.
Final thought for today… I need to exercise and walk a little more. It in not only good for me and my mental health, but also the planet. Walking to the shops and leaving the car at home from now on.
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24 May 2024
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