{"id":3961,"date":"2018-12-31T22:03:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T03:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/?p=3961"},"modified":"2018-12-31T22:08:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T03:08:09","slug":"aviation-lessons-from-urban-meyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/aviation-lessons-from-urban-meyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Aviation Lessons from Urban Meyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer will retire from coaching\nfollowing the Rose Bowl Game on January 1. \nUrban Meyer coaching methods provide aviation lessons for the\npilot.  Below are just three of the lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Interactions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Falcon Stadium<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

My first \u201cbrush\u201d with Urban Meyer came on November 1,\n2003.  As I drove past Falcon Stadium,\nthe Air Force Falcons battled the Utah Utes after a ridiculously early kickoff\n(to accommodate the televisions lords).  Urban\nMeyer was in his first year as head coach of the Utah squad.  I did not stop to watch the game; my wife was\nin labor, ready to deliver our fourth child. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Urban Meyer next crossed my radar screen in the Fiesta Bowl,\non January 1 2005.  The upstart Utes\nplayed the more established Pittsburgh Panthers and ran them off the\nfield.  What caught my attention was a\ncomment by the Fox TV analyst.  He said we\nattended practice this week.  It was the\nmost organized football practice I have ever witnessed.  Commentators sometime just fill airtime with\nuseless comments.  This comment, however,\ncaught my attention.  He explained how\neach minute of practice was accounted for and each coach and player knew what\nwas expected.  I filed that comment away.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meyer and Tebow<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Meyer went on to the University of Florida, winning two\nnational titles and coaching Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Tim Tebow.  After some personal turmoil, Meyer took a\nbreak from coaching during the 2011 season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ohio State<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

He returned to coaching in 2012 as the headman at Ohio\nState.  Meyer was born and raised in Ohio\nand grew up rooting for the Buckeyes.  It\nseemed to be a match made in heaven. The record on the field confirmed the\nmatch.  His record at Ohio State was phenomenal.  He won 91 games and lost 9 \u2013 a winning percentage\nof 90.1%.  Ohio State won the national championship\nin 2014.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ohio State mascot; Brutus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Two things caught my attention while Meyer was at Ohio\nState.  First is his ability to detect\ntrends in the game of football and implement them in his own program.  During his year away from coaching he served\nas a television analyst.  He noticed\nOregon\u2019s quick-paced offense.  He\nimplemented that quick tempo at Ohio State and credited it for aiding the 2014\nnational championship squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other item is his attention to detail.  Meyer personally coaches the special teams at\nOhio State.  It is the phase of the game\noften overlooked by many big-time coaches. \nMeyer is one of the few head coaches to personally oversee this segment\nof the squad.  His special team\u2019s unit\nsingle handedly turned a likely loss into a win against Michigan State this\nyear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aviation Lessons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Meyer’s coaching epitomizes good aviation lessons<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In summary, Urban Meyer is very organized in his\npractices.  He foresees trends and\nadjusts for them.  Finally, he pays attention\nto the details.  These are all characteristics\nof a good pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A superior pilot is organized in his\/her training flights.  Time is not squandered; essential procedure\nand techniques are honed.  The superior\npilot uses his\/her situational awareness to forecast coming events and adjust\nfor them.  As a plaque says in my office,\n\u201cthe superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations requiring\nthe use his superior skills\u201d. Finally, a superior pilot pays attention to the\ndetails such as altimeter settings, radio calls, precise headings on final approach,\netc.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are all aviation lessons reinforced by Urban Meyer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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