…aaand, he can give a captivating speech, on stage, with NO notes, for 45+min. This man continues to be unbelievable.

I don't know if Mike personally looks over the comments or if he has someone that takes care of that for him, but seriously... it's HARD to be that vulnerable on such a fresh and painful subject. Much respect, sir, and I hope you can find your peace soon.

I’m a sailor. Early in my keelboat days I used to deliberately head out in gale conditions because I had a stout boat and years of sailing experience in dinghy’s. I always checked the forecast, and had all the necessary safety gear. One day I headed out with winds forecast to be 25 to 30 knots with 10 foot seas. “No problem - I’m just gonna head out a mile or two and see how it goes. I can always run back into the harbor if it gets too ugly” At first, winds were light and variable, with big lumpy seas. No problem. So sailed a little further out. Then the wind suddenly shifted 180°, and it began to blow. HARD. Harder than I ever experienced at sea. It was blowing offshore to that meant I’d be blown out to sea of if I was unable to sail up wind back into the harbor. No way my tiny outboard engine was going to get me home that day. So I sailed. I reefed down the mainsail and beat back into the harbor under my working jib. What was forecast has 25 to 30 kn turned into 30 to 45 kn of wind from a completely different direction. The windstorm was so powerful that it sank boats 40 miles away at Catalina island. I was lucky to survive the situation I’d put myself in. I was alone. I pushed myself and my little 20 foot keelboat to their absolute limit, and I learned that forecasts are not perfect. I am an older and much wiser sailor now I know exactly why this pilot has a three strike rule, and is much more conservative now than when he started out. I have a one strike rule now I won’t deliberately head out of the harbor if winds are forecast to be 20 kn or greater. Ask any experienced offshore sailor. They’ll tell you that when it’s over 20 kn. Things start getting serious. Over 30 and you will have your hands full no matter how big or well-equipped your sailboat is. Over 40 kn, and you are in near survival conditions in most boats. If you want to have a long, safe and enjoyable sailing career, you won’t deliberately head out of the harbor when the forecast calls for strong winds. It sounds to me like the same thing applies to general aviation regarding density altitude, performance, icing, mountainous, terrain night, flying and carrying heavy loads. I always seek to maintain a wide margin of safety when I put to sea. I never want to be caught out again in conditions That require 100% from me or my ship. Because at 101% it’s over.

I once read flying is no different to riding a motorcycle You have two buckets Luck / experience Your goal is to fill the experience bucket before the luck bucket is empty.

Mike Patey is a remarkable human being.

Thank you for saying all of this Mike. As a professional pilot for my entire adult life I have lost way too many friends that were superior pilots to me. My dad told me when I was just a kid that "Superior pilots use their superior judgement to avoid having to use their superior skill". Your words and emotions are heard loud and clear.

I started flying when I was 16... went on to fly USAF fighter and cargo aircraft, followed by 20,000hr+ at a major US airline. I'm now 70 yrs old and can say that Mike's talk above is the BEST I've ever heard. Pure aviation wisdom....

When my oldest brother was killed in a car accident in 1986, the state police officer said; "There are no accidents, there are only incidents which have chain of event causes". In my brother's case, it was a young man driving with his girlfriend on a wide open country road who missed a single stop sign at a country road crossing.

This is the most humbled talk Mike has ever done. I have never seen him so serious. All pilots and passengers need to watch this, it will keep more of us alive. Thank you for this.

Speaking as a 57 year pilot, a 43 year CFI, 45 year ATP and the recipient of the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, all I can say is this extemporaneous presentation by Mike Patey is simply the best talk on safety that I have ever heard. PERIOD. If pilots will listen to this and heed Mike’s advice, lives will be saved. Thank you sir. #nooldboldpilots

I only started flying around a year ago and have always had the mindset of safety first, had plenty of hairy situations on the ground, don't need them in the air. That policy of 3 strikes for ANYTHING nonstandard is going to stick with me for the rest of my life. Thank you Mike, we appreciate you, back to work 👊

I can empathize with your pain @MikePatey. I’ve lost 6 friends in the last 5 years - 5 of them in warbirds, which is my real passion. The pain of constantly losing friends can be unbearable at times. I too have taken a step back. I’ve flown my plane twice in the last year, and haven’t touched a warbirds in almost 12 months. We need to do better. We need to make better decisions. We need better training. We cannot have the mentality that it won’t happen to us. Thank you for sharing your story and perspective. We’re not alone in our grief.

I’m a 7 thousand hour professional pilot and this was one of the best talks I’ve ever heard. I routinely say no in my job and every damn manager up and down frowns every time we say no but at the end of the day it’s the hardest and most important thing I do is saying no.

The amount of fatalities where one of the occupants was a flight instructor is beyond alarming. Many of these flight instructors are extremely young. We have a serious problem here and it’s growing.

So well said. At 73 I now don't: drive at night, drive in bad weather, drive when tired, drive when the 'flat landers' are crowding snow covered roads. Thank you Mike.

Mike Patey talking about the three strikes only solidifies my decision to give up on flying. I did not have the time to dedicate to my skills and I was flying rentals. I loved it but I love my family more. I just realized that I was more likely to have a bad day in the air at some point. I had achieved a lifelong dream of becoming a pilot. I got to experience it. And for that I am grateful.

The best advice my dad, a pilot for 65 years, gave me was, "Never take anything for granted". Not your aircraft, not your flying abilities, not the weather, not the wind, not other planes in the air with you. He also said, "Never ever be in a hurry or you have to get there no matter the conditions".

Mike, you hit a HOME RUN! I wish EVERY pilot would watch this video!

Great speech! I'm mind-blown at the guys loading the boxes back into your brother's plane and hiding them. Unreal.

“Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity, or neglect.” - Captain A. G. Lamplugh

Patey is aways wired, and it can't possibly be coffee! The man is just 24/7 energy.

My dad had 17,000+ hours, ATP and CFI ratings, wanted to teach me to fly. I knew with my personality and thrill-seeking penchant, it would end up bad. I never got rated and also stay off road motorcycles. I made it to 61 years old so far, because I understood my flaw.

I will preface my comments with the fact that I am not a pilot. I stumbled onto the aviation side of KZfaq by accident. I watch every video that Juan puts out; he is at the top of my list. I subscribed to Mike's channel as soon as he started his talk. This has been a special hour for me. Thanks to both of you.

Man, Mike, as a retired Army Special Ops guy who’s now a fixed wing flight student at SUU this speech was great to watch and listen to. I feel like I’m being overly cautious with my flights but now I know the more cautious the better. Thank you sharing these experiences with us all.

I STARTED FLYING IN 1953. RETIRED NOW. I LOVE THIS MAN PATEY AND HIS BROTHER. HE SPEAKS TRUTH.

It takes a lot of courage to walk up to your friends plane and take the passenger out of the back. You saved two lives that day. Much respect. BTW I love your channel. Watched the Scrappy build and much more. General aviation is in trouble. Training is the problem IMHO. OMG Mike. I am so sorry.

sorry to hear of your personal loss. It's bloody tough, unfathomable, unfair and will never leave you. I lost my best friend flying. He got a very serious head injury skiing. Was 7 days in intensive care. Was eventually released and flew back to NZ. He was stood down for a long time from flying here in NZ. He became impatient. He traveled to Aust and got a medical clearance and renewed his license. He died after making a turn in his glider and flying straight into the ground. One of his symptoms was that he would momentarily mix up right and left. Did it in his car about three weeks beforehand when taking his 18 year old son to catch a flight. So my best friend turned the wrong way, and being near Ridge's face had no chance. I feel your pain. Such a waste and so preventable. Stay safe. Enjoy your flying and think of your friends often. They will be flying with you. You will find that out in the most obscure ways if you open your mind.

I cried watching most of this video...He really-really cares about all these pilots.

I saw Mike's incredible speech at the weekend after blancolirio linked to it (Juan was the other keynote speaker). This may well be one of the greatest speeches ever given on aviation safety. It comes from a place of profound loss but is so clear and logical at setting out the accident chains that lead to GA losses - so many of them down to personal judgment calls. It's a tough watch but a necessary one, and I am sure that it will save at least one, if not tens or hundreds of people, from experiencing the loss Mike is right now. Bravo.

Big fan of Juan Browne. Not just his aviation coverage but living in Northern CA his local coverage of significant events is excellent and actual old school objective journalism.

what a rare friend you are.. I was taught the 3 strike rule 30 years ago by a CFI out of Scottsdale... His giving me that rule stopped a number of flights but ya know what? am still here banging on a keyboard.... Pretty good chance I would not be if I did not heed his advice like your friend did... Bob Davies was a character and heck of a pilot...

Sub 100 hour recreational pilot here from Australia. I've learned so much from watching Mike and Juan, and I believe I'm a far safer pilot for it. You are both the type of pilot that I aspire to be. Thank you gentlemen.

16years military aviation. “Knock it off” is always in the back of my mind. As a student pilot this is the kind of story that makes be feel maybe I’m not just paranoid.

Truer words have NEVER been spoken... Mike Patey's words are to be respected and taken serious.. The courage to stay on the ground far supersedes the weakness it takes to be forced aloft by your own bad decisions.. Amazing speech.. Thank you Mike..

Good job Mike. I came up through general aviation into the airlines. Retired now with over 30,000 hours. I no longer have the desire to fly and I watch videos like this, Juan Brown, Dan Grinder and ARFF and wonder why such a big increase in aviation accidents has taken place. Keep up the good work guys.

I now know what it is like while loosing and engine with less than 60 seconds and 800 feet agl, had we loaded the plane without weighing and flight planning, I doubt I would be able to be here to write this comment. I continue to watch all these You Tubes, that we never had years ago along with the Flight Safety meetings. My incident was only a year ago, and fortunately We are all alive and now I am rebuilding the aircraft due to aircraft under insured. I have tried to get a hold of some of those who are exhibiting accidents and You Tubes like this to share my story, the passenger in the back seat was able to video the incident in its entirety, and it shows how quickly things happen. Fly with altitude !!

Knowing when not to fly, makes a good/safe pilot. Problem is that it`s harder than one might think.

I'm not an aviator but I used to ride motorcycles and absolutely agree with Mike, safety beats luck almost every time. Put another way, the more often you do things that could go sideways, the more likely you are to get hurt and the more likely you are to get hurt the more likely you are to have something happen that you do not walk away from. I knew better and more experienced folks who rode with me who aren't here anymore and it is always better to stay home if you have any serious doubts than to try your luck and find out your luck didn't hold. Your family and friends will be better for you being careful because they want you to come home as much as you want to be with them. It is one of the reasons I enjoy watching Mike's builds so much, because he plans and builds to increase safety and it makes the difference between never having a problem, or maybe having an exciting story and about a friend calling and saying, "hey, I had some bad news today, did you hear about..."

It's time for this honesty. Emotive and impassioned. Listen before you are the one tears are being shed for.

Mike, Juan, and the rest of the group, thanks for the stories and reminders. My son (who just got his instrument in a Cirrus this year) and I saw this last night, without letting each other know. He texted me about it, I let him know that I was watching it at the same time. I got through Mike's part, and he called. We had a late night call talking about this. We don't have the 'three strikes' as a mantra for ourselves yet, but we agreed we have some of the same constraints on our flying. We'll be tightening that up in the future. Flying in Colorado, starting at 5800 ft, the summer, I've seen well over 8500 density altitude. Fortunately with a 300 hp Cherokee 6, most of time with 2 on board, (and a 2 mile runway at Centennial), there is normally some margin. I've enjoyed going into Aspen, Leadville, Steamboat, Buena Vista, Eagle, Kremmling, Laramie, but only in the fall/winter when the density altitude is reasonable. Telluride is on the list, just to say I've done it, but it will wait for the best calm fall/winter day I can find. Good reminders and fly safe!

I'm not a pilot, yet this speech had me so invested in the discussion I hardly realized that an hour had passed. Great work, and this is invaluable knowledge if I ever persue my aviation interests.

Hi Mike, I’m a low time pilot. Got my license in the old school days you talk about 2003. Seen a flight instructor die and other close to home accidents. Struggles with this have kept me from flying as much as I wanted to. I still have the passion. I let those bad experiences stop me. You are right. It’s on us to make the right decisions.

Thanks for the upload Mike. I just want to give a shout-out to my Dad. More than 40,000 hours logged. He died of old age at home but that was thanks to his experience, his calm (not unlike a Test Pilot's) and God's nickname; Luck. He also was clever. Most of his hours were short to medium hops so he had far more landings and takeoffs than the WW2 Pilots who became commercial pilots later. He didn't get to have a 3 Strikes rule and so for instance; (in the early 1960's I think) got sent up on a hop through a hurricane which took the paint off the airplane. He also met and flew most of Joe Kennedy's children, including Jack and Jackie (but not at the same time). He flew rotary and fixed, single and twin (and none at all) and even rebuilt several aircraft, floats and even an aircraft from Plans. To top it off, he jumped from perfectly good ones. I was his youngest of a "small Catholic Family" so he found time for that as well. My story with him was a bit like a Cobbler's son with no shoes, I did learn to fly from him and am grateful for the knowledge he shared. That's where I will share the only part here that might be helpful to others (usually my comments are not personal) : Crosswinds. I've made the comment elsewhere before but to preface it this time: My father talked about "heavy winds being a go/no-go for lessons" yet as I stood in the kitchen and more than once, looked at a row of 60 foot pines getting their tops blown around, that was a "go" day. Well, all but one of them weren't bad in the Cessna he converted to Conventional Gear. Anyway, one day after lots of dual like that and having already soloed, he sent me again, alone to the airport to fly. I was shooting landings with a front, quartering wind, approximately 30 mph gusts (hard to remember now and I'm trying to avoid a fish story). The owner of a 186 was in the sky as well. He couldn't put it down (except twice) and had lots of excuses. Mostly "me", of course but all except one of my many touch and go's, we had no actual conflict in the pattern, not even close. The one that was felt forced by him, perhaps to bolster his reason(s) for not putting it down. I pondered it all for awhile and felt that wind is regional, not local and my father had done me a great favor.

I am not in aviation as a pilot BUT I sit in the back as a paramedic. My 17 year old daughter is interested in aviation. We have been up with a friend who is building hours. This was a geat help in what I will look for if she decides to do it. Thanks again all. Safe travels

*_What a moving speech mike. The amount of humbleness you displayed is touching. Best place to be is in a state of humbleness. Sorry about the losses. I certainly know what that feels like like._* Back to work! 🛩✈

sensei Patey is a LEGEND. amongst the greatest people in aviation circles.

Mike that was the most heartfelt and riveting talk! Your humility and authenticity is second to none. Thank you for inspiring us all!

Ya know Mike, I totally get stepping back a little bit and flying more conservatively after all that’s happened. For my part I come to your channel to see all that you put into your projects. I work in decorating and finishing homes, seeing all you’ve been doing with your pool project is just as fascinating to me. Keep it up!

Mike, I'm not a pilot, just enjoy anything with an engine - but you're one inspiring guy. Your stories and anecdotes really touched me. Thanks for sharing.

What a fantastic speech Mike. They should make that required for pilots to watch every year.

Mike, you are by far the best pilot I know of. I used to fly untilmy family medical history caught up with me. I have developed diabetes and now have to take insulin so i can no longer fly. You have always stressed safety and you have always been very open to admit your mistakes. I was heartbroken when you crashed Draco but inpressed with your openness and honesty about why the crash happened and the mistakes that you made that day. I live in Alaska and I have seen people who i called friends who thought that they were the cat's behind with their skills. I lost a friend who was in the Air Force for 22 years and had 12,000 plus hours of flight logged. He went down and took 3 of his 5 children with him by overloading the plane he was flying because he didn't want to make an extra trip to get all of the meat out from the 2 moose they had killed on their hunt. Now his wife has to raise his 2 daughters and they have to grow up without their big brothers. The crash investigator says that the plane was 400 pounds over weight and that he had removed all but the front pilot and copilot seats. This means that 2 of the 3 boys on board were not belted in because there were no seats to belt into. This man killed 3 of his kids because he was too cheap to pay for another $300 worth of fuel. My flight instructor died in a crash because the owner of the airline threatened to fire him because he didn't want to fly in bad weather. I was part of the search team that found him 3 days later. His body was still warm which means that he survived the crash but died shortly before he was found when we could finally perform a search without loosing people looking for him.

Probably the most powerful video I've ever seen, you are a true inspiration Mike, everyone in aviation needs to take a leaf out of your book mate, I'm in awe❤

Really enjoyed this talk on safety. I 100% agree. The longer you fly, the more you realise it's just not worth it to take chances.

We had 12 guys waiting for 6 days for the planes to fly. Bad wx. 6 days twiddling thumbs, staring at walls, going insane. Were we mad at the pilots for sitting on their butts for 6 days straight? Yes. Hearing from my buddys that everyone made it home to their loved ones instantly erased all that agony, boredom and stress. At that point I was so thankful to the pilots for sticking to their guns and not risking the anticipation that was building up each hour the planes were not in the air.

6:34 to see you fighting the emotions here Mike was heart wrenching. It is on us as pilots / students to maintain our knowledge just as much as it is to maintain our flying quals

Mike, you've done so many great videos, showing us the engineering that goes into designing and building great planes, but you've never done a more important video. This, and the one Josh Flowers (Aviation 101) did recently, are a great wake-up call for everyone to get their minds right and make better choices. Thank you for your contribution to the community.

LAST COMMENT . aft3r finding your channel ... the drive you have ... the loss ( ...... ) Lia Block does Pikes Peak in Ken's Legacy . NEVER STOP ! NEVER FORGET WHY YOU'RE STILL HERE . AND THANKYOU !!!! THANKYOU SO MUCH .

I was born and raised in Alaska, a son to two licensed pilots. I grew up flying with my dad all over the state in our family's 172. One thing my dad drilled into me as a pilot before I ever attained my private certificate was that it is okay to be a chicken**** when it comes to choosing when and where you fly. It's okay to not make a flight if something doesn't feel right. It's okay to not fly if there is any aspect of the flight you are uncomfortable with. There is nowhere you need to be badly enough to endanger yourself by potentially puting yourself in a situation that exceeds your ability as a pilot. I am thrilled to hear Mr. Patey speak about aviation safety in terms similar to what I was taught in the beginning of my aviation addiction. There are no old, bold pilots. Take supreme caution, your life is literally in your hands when they are on those controls. Thank you, Mr. Patey. Please continue to advocate discipline in aviation safety.

Thank you Mike for being you.

The one person loved by the entire world including myself. Mike patey is an, amazing, awesome individual. I ask the world to be like Mike.

Mark your story about the C172 icing up sounds exactly like my story in Montana mountains in 1978. 3 soles on board survived our daylight incident only with the help of God. We broke out of the clouds 75 feet over water still sinking and barely made a wrong way landing at an airport at the edge of the lake. Called center on the phone, but we listened to radio traffic about our deaths as we de-iced the aircraft inside a hanger.

Amazing discussion. As a low hour ga pilot , this is loaded with facts and advice from 1000s of hours of flying from these guys.

So sorry to hear of his friends loss, Mike seemed visibly upset but still managed to get through that discussion in a professional manner, if his advice is taken seriously I am sure he’s going to save people’s lives, love your posts Mike keep up the good work!

Phew I'm glad a dude at the top of the aviation community feels the same way I do about night flights. If your engine quits and you're not near an immediate sight of an airport, good luck.

Good on you Mike, this was a great talk. It's hard losing colleagues, so I know exactly how you feel. I am a (now retired) paramedic of 30 years. We were losing them to suicide at record rates, and I have personally lost 6 friends/colleagues. Bless you for this talk, for speaking out and speaking truth. My deepest condolences for your losses.

As a student pilot I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this

Mike, here is another safety tip. Dont fly low over water in the winter time. I am sure you remember your engine failure where you barely made land. I recall the videos with the bush plane crowd flying low over water in the winter. An engine failure will but you in the water, and what would normally be a survivable situation will lead to the death of all occupants due to hypothermia. If you end up in water below 40 degrees, swimming more than 50 yards is not going to work. Cold water is a killer. Fly high enough to able to glide to land.

Thank you Mike for this speech. As a professional aviator, this is a great moment for me to take a step back look inward and continue to hone my craft, and operate well within the margin of safety for the days you don't realize you needed that margin. Great stories so sorry for the loss of your friends.

Excellent! We need more events like this across the country.

Thank you for bringing this to us, Mike. Sorry for your loss.

You can see the emotion on Mike's face when he starts the speech, so many things going through his head while talking! What a good Man!

Thank you!! My condolences mike. Be safe everyone

Super thankful for what you do in the industry. Super thankful you're making time for your kids and being a solid dad in amongst all the hobbies. Keep being real.

What an incredible talk. This is one hell of an aviator and one hell of a guy. Mike Patel is one solid dude.

Good to see Juan and Mike together. Hey thanks to everyone involved in this. Appreciate the safety training.

Sorry for your loss Mike condolences to all the families & friends. Be safe out there. RIP

There's a reason in so many industries and work places we have near miss reporting and have to show learning from it - and our HSE here asks to see those records early in investigations into fatal accidents. If you don't track them and learn from them, you don't stop doing the things that one day are going to kill you or someone else. Thanks for this talk Mike - if I am ever lucky enough to be able to fly (not so likely any more with my T2 diabetes but you never know) and I need to fly high plateau's I'll ask for some time with an experienced high plateau pilot first! The CFI question is a very pertinent one having seen other vids this week covering a recent incident where the CFI was a major contributing factor to a double fatality training flight.

I see you as always upbeat and happy and I enjoy seeing your enthusiasm and joy of life. Stay safe Mike, I’d miss seeing you!

Fantastic video Mike. Praying for you and very sorry for your loss.

I enjoy riding a Motorcycle, As it is the closest thing to flying I will get to do. I can wake up in the Morning, & say I am going to ride to work. Then when I go to grab a set of Keys, Something feels off, & I drive the car, or truck.

Mike I have the greatest respect and admiration for you and your brother. You have done so much for the world of aviation And a big thank you for the speech you just gave on safety a lot of pilots needed to hear what you had to say. My heart goes out to you for the friends you have lost love you guys

Thank you for this Mike, hugely important reminder for us pilots. Those tough losses are incredible wake up calls for those of us still blessed to take to the skies. Rest in peace to those lost, blue skies. Be Safe everyone!

Thank you for sharing. Sorry for your losses. You’ve been an inspiration and are a one of a kind person.

For the gentleman asking about the 10,000 hr pilot who has problems. It is important to distinguish between the pilot who has 10,000 hours of experience and the pilot who has one hour 10,000 times!

What a great chat with like minded aviators. Thank you all.

Was great to meet you in person. Thank you for sharing some stories about safety and ways we can be better pilots.

I can feel the emotion in this video. Thank you so much for putting this out there for all to see.

Hello from Minnesota! What a fantastic event! Thank you for always taking the time to advance aviation!!

Thank you, Mike. Well done! In 13 months, I have lost 5 family members and 4 close friends. It really does bring into focus our priorities, and the ways in which we approach things such as the meticulous discipline of aviation, and nuances of the locations through which we fly. May you carry the souls of your friends with you every time you fly. CAVU skies and tailwinds, good soul 🙏🏼🕊️

Thank you Mike, praying for peace for you and for the families of those lost. My son is getting ready to graduate high school and he’s going to an aviation school to become a commercial pilot. We love your videos but we also appreciate everything you do for aviation.

Two of my favorite people! You guys are changing history as it pertains to aviation safety. Hopefully the message will start to sink in a bit deeper to all of us that fly, and these tragedies begin to trail off. You guys are doing an EXCELLENT job at leading the horse to water .... AND making it DRINK!

Very powerful message Mike. Praying for you while you're missing your friends and dealing with their tragic losses.

Overheard that Cory Robin stopped flying…

My sincere condolences for your loss Mr Patey!

I'm sorry to hear that Mike. You and your family are in our prayers. Angels Fly

Thanks for posting this. I think about becoming a pilot at times but this is important to hear. I work as an A&P at one of those big airlines and take for granted those giant bleed air deicing systems you were talking about. Thanks for shining some light on this topic. Sorry for your loss.

I will be having my PPL checkride in 3 days. You, along other safety focused pilots in YT have given me so much insight and invaluable advise I would otherwise never gotten, I can't thank you enough for that. You're helping me become an extra safe pilot looking out for things you learn with experience. In Costa Rica flying is a challenge, the terrain is unforgiving, the weather can change on you in a blink of an eye, the temps are rarely ever just fresh...there's so much you have to look out for. DA is a challenge here as well, between the elevation, high temps and humidity... I'm taking your advise with me, and hope to never become complacent. Much love. Pura vida.

Thank you so much Mike for reminding us all to be safe over being sorry.

I've been following you for the house build but this speech captivated me. It's great to see someone as invested in something like this as you are. Inspirational and I gained even more respect for what you do, thanks for sharing. Now i need to go check out your other videos...

Wow. That was riveting, so authentic a person.