Be smart about your time. Save it whenever you safely can and be generous with time when it comes to safety. 

Be fast and efficient whenever it is safely possible. This saves you time in order to taxi the extra mile, when it is necessary for safety reasons.

Be precise in your flying, even in times when it does not seem necessary. This challenges you to hone your skills on every flight. For example, the closer you can land to a chosen location, the more time you can save when the schedule is tight.

Be smart about the paperwork. Why? Most Pilots probably agree that filling out an abundance of paperwork, as required in EASA commercial aviation, has very limited positive effects on the safe operation of small seaplanes. In reality, I have experienced that the routine paperwork required before, during and after each flight can even have very negative effects on safety. Because it takes the awareness away from the actual flying task. Since the bureaucrats at this time seem to be unable and/or unwilling to change the requirements, it is best to be very proficient in the admin tasks to keep the wasted time to a minimum, leaving you more time to create true aviation safety.

Prepare everything you can in advance. 

Do whatever you can today in order to „buy“ yourself time for tomorrow. 

Learn to use your intuition. The better you are connected, the more help you will get „from above“ to stay out of trouble. (This will never relieve you from your own responsibility. The Universe generously helps those who do everything they can on their part to stay safe. The others will get their chance to meet Murphy.)

Stop treating aviation as a „beauty contest“! Although it is necessary to be precise in many aspects, leave yourself some room to relax. 

Save your energy for the important aspects of your mission. 

Share your experiences. Write safety reports. Here, the administration and the related paperwork is really our friend. 

Be thankful for your mistakes. They are opportunities to learn. The more positive your attitude is towards your mistakes, the greater is the learning potential. Share with your colleagues what you have learned!

If there is a contradiction between safety and regulations, always opt for safety. Paper is very patient.

Know your airplane. The more understanding of the technical backgrounds you develop, the better will be your decisions. 

Saying „no“ five times in a row does not mean that you have to say „yes“ next time.

Be careful out there!

Christian