Monday, January 27, 2020

flying

In Greek mythologyIcarus (/ˈɪkərəs/Ancient GreekἼκαρος [ǐːkaros]) is the son of the master craftsmanDaedalus, the creator of the Labyrinth. Icarus and his father attempt to escape from Crete by means of wings that his father constructed from feathers and wax. Icarus' father warns him first of complacency and then of hubris, asking that he fly neither too low nor too high, so the sea's dampness would not clog his wings nor the sun's heat melt them. Icarus ignored his father's instructions not to fly too close to the sun; when the wax in his wings melted he tumbled out of the sky and fell into the sea where he drowned, sparking the idiom "don't fly too close to the sun".
This tragic theme of failure at the hands of hubris contains similarities to that of Phaëthon.


The official investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that Kennedy fell victim to spatial disorientation while he was descending over water at night and consequently lost control of his plane. Kennedy did not hold an instrument ratingand therefore he was only certified to fly under visual flight rules. At the time of the crash, the weather and light conditions were such that all basic landmarks were obscured, making visual flight challenging, although legally still permissible.


The NSTB  will be heard drom again in due course.


Let us also remember.




Mark Sheldon Foo (February 5, 1958 – December 23, 1994) was a professional surfer. Foo drowned while surfing at Mavericks, ... On December 23, 1994, Foo died in a surfing accident at Mavericks, a big ...
Died: December 23, 1994 (aged 36); Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, California, USA
Favorite waves: North Shore (Oahu)
Born: February 5, 1958; Singapore


   who made it look so easy.




Shit happens but hero worship must be considered in the context of human nature & character?

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