d all expec tations light training can be challenging even under the best of circumstances. In time of war, things can get even tougher, however. In the 1940s when the flight training cadets who came to be known as the Tuskegee Airmen were training, they faced conditions and circumstances that were far less than ideal. Yet they succeeded beyond the expectations of almost everyone. Everyone but themselves, that is. How that outcome came about is worth considering for anyone who wants to fly—or to be a success at almost anything in life. There is at least a hint of a parallel between their experience and today’s civilian flight student. Motivation and persistence are factors that may very well decide the F LESSONS IN MOTIVATION AND PERSISTENCE, AS TOLD BY THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN » By Jamie Beckett PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PLUS See an interview with some of the Tuskegee Airmen. NOVEMBER 2012 FLIGHT TRAINING / 33http://youtu.be/OCvsEkGjCPs