Wed, Jun 15, 2011
In the second of two pieces we've prepared from Rod Machado's
marvelous speeches at 2011 Women in Aviation Conference, Rod talks
about (in addition to many other things) two issues of uncommon
value to those of us in aviation... Confidence and Tenacity.
This year's Women In Aviation conference has always had much to
recommend it... but one of the better ones that we know of... (dare
we say it...) happens to be a GUY! Yeah... the WAI is definitely an
equal opportunity event... especially when it comes to attracting
talented folks from all over the aviation community. After all, no
one plays as well to an aviation crowd as aviation humorist, flight
instructor and safety advocate, Rod Machado.
Rod is a professional speaker who travels across the United
States and Europe delighting his listeners with upbeat and lively
presentations. Machado truly loves mixing it up with the audience.
His unusual talent for simplifying the difficult and adding humor
to make the lessons stick has made him a popular lecturer both in
and out of aviation. Rod’s presentations include topics as
diverse as Risk Assessment, Defensive Flying and Handling In-flight
Emergencies. His non-aviation topics include: Safety Awareness
programs, Humor as a Communication Tool and The Lost Art of
Thinking.
Flying since 1970 and instructing since 1973, Rod has well over
8,000 hours of flight time earned the hard way—one CFI hour
at a time. Since 1977 he has taught hundreds of flight instructor
revalidation clinics and safety seminars and he was named the 1991
Western Region Flight Instructor of the Year. Rod holds all
fixed-wing (powered) flight instructor ratings as well as an
airline transport pilot license. He also owns an A36 Bonanza.
He is, though, most of all, a passionate and positive spokesman
for aviators everywhere and an excellent proponent for all things
aviation.
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