In the jump seat on my son Mitchell's flight. The best seat I have ever had.

Wingmen,

This week the roles reversed, I pulled back the curtain on my morning protocols, and the newest numbers show every aspiring pilot where the hires are really coming from. Let's go.

For almost 40 years I have had the privilege of flying airplanes, from F-16s to airliners. This week I had a first. I climbed into the jump seat and watched my son Mitchell fly a commercial jet full of paying passengers.

I still remember the little boy who came flying with me. Who deployed with me around the world. Who launched me out in an F-16 and took care of the jet that took care of me, all while dreaming about the day he would sit in that cockpit himself.

This week I got to watch that dream in action. I have had some incredible seats over the years. This one might have been my favorite. The greatest reward in aviation is not always where it takes you. Sometimes it is watching where it takes your kids.

Proud of you, Mitchell. See the full post.

You have heard me talk about my 3-5-3 flight plan. It is how I try to fly my life, not just my airplanes. Three. Five. Three. Three principles: vision, passion, and discipline. Five disciplines you put into practice: protocols, practice, physical fitness, pressure, and people. Three enduring things: service, generosity, and gratitude. I walked through all of it with Rambod Rezaie at the Wings Over the Rockies museum.

I will not cover all eleven today. But two are on my mind.

The first is discipline, the willingness to do the hard things on the days you do not want to. I watched my son Mitch live that. He was not quick to the fight. But he kept putting in the hours, the study, the time, until he reached the seat I got to watch him fly this week.

The second is protocols, and it is the question I get asked the most: what are my morning protocols? I am not perfect. Not every day looks like this. But on the days I hold the line:

• I wake up and I do not touch my phone.
• I pour my bulletproof coffee.
• I run a disciplined supplement regimen (AircrewFitness.com).
• I cold plunge.
• I sit in the dry sauna.
• I hold a five minute plank.

Sounds a little crazy. That is the point. We are what we repeatedly do. I want my day to start with discipline, because discipline is the thread through all of it: the cockpit, the family, the business.

A lot of you ask what is actually in the cup. Here it is. I run it because a clean, high fat cup keeps me sharp and steady through the whole morning without the crash. Every ingredient I use is on my Amazon shop coffee routine, so you can build the exact cup I pour before the sun comes up.

This week I harvested some fascinating numbers on two legacy carriers, and I will be straight with you: it is United and Delta. All public, none of it off their websites.

Here is the real headline: Spirit's collapse is now the single biggest feeder to both. Spirit was 34 percent of United's latest class, and 16 of 66 in Delta's. After that they split: United leans on the majors, led by American, and Delta on the regionals, led by Envoy.

One honest caveat: this is a snapshot of the most recent classes, not the long-run trend. The mix swings from class to class. But the lesson holds. There is no one way in, wingman. Pick your lane and fly it.

The quote I am flying with. We are what we repeatedly do.

Hit reply. What is the one discipline that sets up your day? Tell me. I read every one.

P.S. This week Rambod and I talked through the referral ladder. Refer one wingman and unlock the Vault. Three, signed memorabilia and a personal note from me. Ten, one-on-one mentoring. Twenty five, your own Ask Captain Reeman feature. One hundred, and I will get an airplane and come fly with you.

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