Guidelines For Living con Harold Sala

When an engine blew on the Airbus that United Airlines captain Ed Palacio was flying, the instrument panel lit up like a Christmas tree.  "Ed," I later asked as we were talking about the incident, "What did you think about when this happened?'  His reply: "I didn't have time to think.  I instinctively did what I had been trained to do."  His passengers were glad that Ed hadn't been sleeping in class when they covered those procedures.  He was so well trained and disciplined; his reactions were instinctive and habitual.