Mike's Blog

Tag: IAM

  • What lies beneath?

    Have you ever looked around at the people at your work and wondered what hidden interests and talents lie beneath the work façade? I was in a meeting at work recently when the boss happened to spot the ‘Flight 666’ logo on my security pass lanyard – if you don’t know what Flight 666 is,…

  • A year, and 17,500 miles

    Have you ever sat back to reflect where you were just a year ago, and how much has changed in that year? When I look ahead I often find that I make a general assumption that most things won’t change – how often have you heard the expression “all things being equal”? The caveat that…

  • IAM Skills Evening at Knockhill

    I went to the IAM Skills Evening at Knockhill last night – NOT a track day, but a chance to practise cornering technique using the track as a closed, one way road, with no hazards (other than yourself!) I begged off work early, fuelled the bike and got to the circuit around 3:30. There were…

  • Risk Appetite vs Risk Perception

    A wee incident on the ride into work this morning got me thinking. Has my IAM training altered my risk appetite or my perception of risk? The incident itself was nothing too dramatic – I was filtering through traffic in Edinburgh, coming in on the A90 Hillhouse Road between the two lanes of traffic, and…

  • A year of motorcycling

    One year ago today I bought my ZZR1100, and it’s been a packed and busy year. I’ve put just over 11,900 miles on it, and that’s inevitably brought a certain amount of cost in wear and tear… Actually, quite a lot! But maybe some more on that later – if I can face it (sometimes…