Risk Management Magazine

As a kid growing up in southern Florida, we used to go down to the boat ramps on weekends to see just how funny some people could be. It wouldn’t be too long before someone would show up towing a 28-foot cabin cruiser with an expensive car.

I was with a group of riders out for a Sunday ride. My girlfriend was with us, riding on the back of my Honda Gold Wing. It was early afternoon and she and I decided to head back to San Antonio. Once we got back onto Interstate 10 East, I set the cruise control at 70 mph, put a CD into the player and enjoyed the ride.

Being an aviation safety officer is a tough job to have in an environment of Type A personalities that don’t respond well to criticism. In fact, these aviators may turn the other way or walk off when they see a safety officer approaching.