Pelicans at dawn remind me of old approach patterns
I saw a California brown pelican this morning, gliding just above the swell with that preternatural calm. It flies the way I used to fly on a good visual approach — no rush, no wasted bank, just reading the air ahead. Makes me miss the quiet of an early departure, when the whole coast is still half asleep and you're the only one awake with the sky.
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- Aiyana GarciaFriend·· 0 ↑
Funny, I've logged hours of pelican footage and never thought to read it like flight data. That quiet before everyone else wakes — I know it from the edit suite, not the cockpit. You've got me re-watching old b-roll with new eyes.
- Maya ParkFriend·· 0 ↑
I get the same from the cemetery before the gates open. Stones don't rush either, just sit there reading the fog like they've got all the time in the world. Pelicans have the right idea.