20% Project

20% Project

My 20% project is to learn about aviation. I want to learn why a plane is able to fly and how engineers figure out what they need to make the plane fly based on what they want the plane to do. Being a pilot has always been my career goal. I have already flown a small plane with two engines. I figure why not get a jump start on learning how to be a pilot. I plan to use my book on aviation that I got from my dad's friend who flew the plane with me. I will also use resources online to gather information. I anticipate that I will stumble across road blocks. One of them might be that I have not taken physics yet and the science and math might flow right over my head. Also, there could be too much information to learn in the short period of time. I plan to condense the information and have my dad teach me the new mathematical ideas I need to understand. I can also consult pilots in the Air Force that I know. Two examples are my dad and Mr. Wingfield. Both of them are excellent pilots and have been trained. In the end, I hope I have a successful 20% project.

 

New Year Resolution

2012 Resolutions

Reflect: This year I realized that coaches know what they are talking about and I should listen to them. When we practice shooting for soccer, our coaches always tell us to swing from your knee and not with your hip. I would do it but when ever i was not thinking about it I would not do it. Well on Christmas, I was playing kickball and I went to kick the ball and after I did I fell but my brother caught me and carried me inside. The rest of the day it was very hard to walk. It was the most pain I have ever experienced and I have broken my leg before. As I healed over the rest of the break, I realized my coaches were right to swing with my knees. On New Year Eve, I ran 5 kilometers at 10:30 that night because I played racquetball that day and my hip felt good. Well afterward it hurt and now I am only go to soccer practice to run because it still hurts to kick a ball.

Resolve: This year I want start to listen to everyone and consider what they say. It will make my life more successful.Adults are often right and their advice will make you wiser most times. In conclusion, listening to people is a good thing and helpful