Korean Airlines

16
Feb

Korean Airlines

Just Three Degrees!

“My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are cheap; you make them because they're right.”

~ Graeme Edwards

Korean Air Flight 007 was a Korean Air civilian airliner shot down with all on board by Soviet jet interceptors on September 1, 1983 a few miles over international waters. KAL 007 was shot just west of Sakhalin island which had been claimed as Soviet territory. KAL 007 carried 269 passengers and crew, including a U.S. Congressman, and claims persist that the Soviets captured some survivors. The Soviet Union said it did not know the aircraft was civilian, and suggested it had entered Soviet airspace as a deliberate provocation to test their response capabilities.

As we now know, KAL 007 had erroneously deviated just three degrees off course and ended up a long way off course (see illustration.) At first, 3 degrees is barely noticeable, but the difference becomes exponential as time goes by. As Agnes DeMille correctly observed, “No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.” You don’t become obese when you guzzle your first tub of ice cream. You don’t get rich the day you start your own business. But that first decision and the direction you chose will have very definite consequences.

Here’s the good news: We can change direction any time. You can correct your course, IF you recognize that you’re off course! And you can consistently make new choices, 3 degrees at a time, which can fast track your success. Transcripts recovered from the Korean airliner's cockpit voice recorder indicate that the crew were unaware that they were off course and violating Soviet airspace. We have to recognize and understand three things: One, we’re off target; if we keep going in the same direction, a crash is imminent. Two, we CAN take responsibility and change direction. And Three, we have to take decisive, consistent, definite action – NOW. Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment... if it doesn't turn out right, we can modify it as we go along.”

And here’s an important note: The crew of KAL 007 did not notice this error or undertake the correct INS checks to discover it later due to a "lack of situational awareness and flight deck coordination". We need to monitor our business and personal progress through life on a very regular basis. I just completed a program with the best business training I have ever been exposed to. It has a lot to do with knowing exactly what is going on in your business and how to take control and predict the future of your business. If you would like to experience a complimentary introduction to this training, e mail me and I’ll be glad to arrange it for you.

“We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.” ~ Kahlil Gibran

About the Author

For more than 20 years, Robin J. Elliott has worked with thousands of businesses in over 49 industries across the United States, Canada, and Africa to help small business entrepreneurs build wealth and gain access to new markets and profit centers through Joint Ventures. Make Money Using Joint Ventures - Watch the free 90 Minute video about how anyone can make money using Joint Ventures at www.jvwisdom.com.

How much is it to take a chihuahua to Korean Air?

Im going to Seoul, Korea this summer and i was wondering how much would it be if i were to take my tea cup chihuahua? He's in good health and has his shots. Will he be with me or in the luggage area :[? Also im taking the Korean Airline.

As far as I can tell you can bring that cutie on with you if your dog in the kennel weighs 5kg or less. Looks like you would be charged a fixed excess baggage charge for your pet. I do know that Delta is only $50 per pet, well it was last year.

Be sure to book early so you can arrange to have your dog on with you or else some other dog may take up the limited number of pets they do allow on.

Hope that helps a bit.

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