Posted on January 10, 2013 by Thomas Pesquet
Capsule Resource Management
A pie and a pint. A pint of British ale, to be specific, lukewarm and flat as it’s supposed to be, and served in a cosy english pub, sitting close enough to the fireplace to let the flames warm me up a little bit from the chilly outside temperature (after all, it’s May in Cheshire, so I can be happy with 8 Celsius). What does it have to do with CRM? Everything. I will explain. But what on earth is CRM, to start with? Don’t worry, I won’t start a theoretical lesson here, and I will mention beer again, just to keep your attention up… CRM has numerous meanings, from Certified Risk...
Posted on October 17, 2012 by Thomas Pesquet
Rescue diver training: something is lurking beneath the...
“HILFE, HILFE!”: As we are gearing up on the jetty for an exploration dive in the lake, Charly surfaces in a panic and starts flapping his arms franticly while trying to keep afloat. Unaware that he was...
Posted on March 28, 2012 by Thomas Pesquet
Patches, Watches, and Sunglasses, episode I: the patch
Patches, like watches and sunglasses, are a pilot’s thing. Worn on flight suits, leather jackets, or T-shirts, pinned on corridor walls or printed out on coffee mugs for the briefing room or the squadron mess, they are part of the decorum at every group of flyer’s hideout. They usually convey messages for the happy few who know how to read them, and if sometimes the message is encoded with an esoteric subtlety, sometimes… well, not that much (like that patch of a squadron whose name or country of origin I won’t mention, proudly sporting the motto “pulling G’s” above a stylized bulldog actively pulling on…a poor lady’s G-string clenched between his teeth....
Posted on January 24, 2012 by Thomas Pesquet
A long awaited reunion
The first entry of a blog, although not impressive or exceptional in itself, is still a first. It somehow sets the tone, and even if we’ve all always been told not to judge on a first impression, I know I can’t shake off a bad initial feeling, and respectively, that a good first impression has always something beneficial. Then, after a variable adjustment period, this first impression will slowly be replaced by who you really are. So here I am, jabbering on about first impressions, whereas I (we) have so much to say. But one thing at a time: first of all let me thank you, whoever you might be, for coming...
