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Grandparents generally have more relaxed time to spend with their grandkids than they had with their children. It's a chance for grandparents to practice what they have learned about child rearing. Tom Corbett of Huntington Beach, Calif., for example, had never been patient before he went flying with his grandkids. "I forced it on myself so I don't become anxious or annoyed," says the computer-systems architect, 58. "I don't want to associate anything bad with the thrill of flying." Ron Vickrey, 69, a retired executive in Port Orange, Fla., believes his daughters were too young when...
...longtime pilots who were disappointed that their kids were uninspired by flying, the grandkids present a second chance. Corbett yearned to fly as a boy, but his parents couldn't afford it. When he finally realized his dream at 32, his children, he says, "went along with Dad doing his thing but had no interest themselves." He feels a deep satisfaction in being able to give his grandkids a cherished thing that his parents couldn't give...
Seniors say it's easy to teach children to like flying. Many pilots routinely ferry their grandkids around from infancy, and in most cases the children are unafraid. But Corbett is taking no chances with his 10 grandkids. He does a three- to six-month prep with them, one by one, just before they reach age 3. First he takes them to the airport to accustom them to the roar of engines and the odor of fuel. When they're ready, they venture out on the wing, then into the cockpit. Only after they ask to go up does Corbett...
...unfamiliar environment. When the planes collided, Heck's brain had the data it needed. He could work on automatic, whereas other people's brains plodded through the storm of new information. "Humans behave much more appropriately when they know what to expect--as do rats," says Cynthia Corbett, a human-factors specialist with the Federal Aviation Administration...
...Corbett entreats the local audience and student body alike to “please come to a game. You’re going to be the original stadium. You’re going to be in a magnificent stadium. They’ve been a great team to watch...