I’ve said it before, in my mind, the pilot you have to fear the most is the one who’s the most fearless. Sounds like an odd paradox – a fearful pilot -- but in aviation, the safest aviator is the one who maintains a healthy dose of fear as it relates to flying. This is akin to swimming with sharks. If you’re not at least a little afraid, wary, while you’re in the water with them, you should be. I used to fly with a fearless guy. Fellow charter pilot named Ted. He wasn’t scared of anything, let alone Mother Nature.