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Once upon a time...

Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas: It was a perfect day for flying...warm and bright sun, no wind, and a clear blue sky. The flight training simulator session was a lot of fun, so I was really looking forward to the actual flight. After a full morning of safety briefings and “practice” flying, it was finally time to experience the real thing. We loaded up on the extra uniform accessories (flight helmet, goggles, etc.), which felt like it all weighed a ton. But I still had a pep in my step when I accompanied the instructor pilot outside and excitedly climbed into the cockpit of the sleek T-37.

The flight was spectacular! Thrilling! The sky was the prettiest color blue I had ever seen. We soared above the few fluffy clouds that were in the sky. Zooming through that beautiful blue skyscape in that trainer jet was easily the coolest thing I had ever done in my life up to that point. Then after a little while, the instructor asked, “Are you ready?” Still mesmerized by the sights around me, I muttered out a “yes” without really thinking about what he was asking.

He then let me take over the controls.

I couldn't believe it...I WAS ACTUALLY FLYING A JET!

THEN...HE WANTED TO GET FANCY.

He started doing all of those loop-di-loops and Top Gun-type spins like we were playing a video game. Only it was real…and he was doing all of that while going at Mach speeds (for those of you non-pilot types, that’s just really, REALLY fast). I couldn’t take it…I needed a bag. You know, that bag that’s kept in the seatback pocket in front of you on a typical commercial airline. Yep…that one. I ended up not actually needing it, but I DID need that extra oxygen he pumped into the mask I was already wearing. Then I gently screamed at the instructor to “just fly straight!” For the rest of the day, I felt so nauseated and just staggered around in a daze, long after we touched down on the ground.

When we KNOW better, we DO better.

And that's when we get better RESULTS!

I share my story with you to say, fancy is good, but sometimes we can get the job done without being fancy. I think I would've made a great pilot...with my perfect eyesight (at that time!) and unusual aptitude for math. But I just want to fly straight. And as you’re reading this now, perhaps you share that same sentiment. Maybe at some point you have felt like you’ve been “staggering around in a daze” by previous interactions with attorneys, or by unsuccessful attempts to do it all yourself (whatever “it” is). And you STILL don’t quite understand what you need to do…or why. THAT'S WHERE JBLAW COMES IN!

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