Emergency landings: are you prepared to handle your family's everyday emotional crises?(A Father's Heart)

It's been my honor to meet some of the finest fathers in our country who also are helping to win the war on terror. One such dad, an F-16 fighter pilot, shared how a "routine" flight over the Arabian Desert turned into something far different. After he took off on a routine patrol, his jet's warning lights began flashing to signal a serious problem with the hydraulic system. As one of the best of the best, this pilot pushed aside his fear and made his mind go through a rigid checklist in preparation for an aborted mission and an emergency landing.

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But as he struggled to land his fighter, my friend said the one thought he couldn't hold …