I want to fly like, Carrie Underwood.

Last night I sat lazily on the couch, browsing Barnstormers.com and sort of watching the Country Music Awards’ performances. The live performances by the various artists were very energetic and entertaining and provided descent background noise as I sat daydreaming about all the different airplanes I would love to someday own.

Then Carrie Underwood came on. If you missed her performance I recommend watching. She rocked the stage with humongous vocals and smooth sounding melodies. The country singer hit all of her notes with rock solid perfection and made it look easy. Her ability to grip hold and captivate an audience with her performance is unparalleled; even country music haters have to respect her talents.

Going to bed I was still thinking about her singing as I attempted to fall asleep. It suddenly hit me. I want to fly like Carrie Underwood sings! I want to make my sailing craft whip and turn around the sky as effortless and carefree as Carrie captivates an audience.

After finishing five days of challenging simulator checks yesterday, I know I am not at this point yet.  Sometimes my flying looks more like a drunken hobo, singing an off key tune as he stumbles down the walkway. If there is one thing I have learned in this world though; if a professional makes their job look easy, it is a sure sign of years of dedication and hard work.  

With practice, training, encouragement and a little luck I hope someday my flying will appear as effortless and confident as Carrie Underwood sings.  

On a final note, in Japan the show wasn't really live. You have to wait until the day after it was filmed to watch Stateside prime time television. Unless you want to get up and watch TV at five in the morning!