In the time of your life that you spend flying, you will have to make thousands of decisions. Some will be easy and some will be hard. Some will occur with regularity, and a few will only occur one time. A few of those decisions are highlighted here, along with some ways to cope with them when they come up for consideration.

None of these decisions are going to be easy, but they are a part of the world of flying. Most of the time they will be made decisively and without a second thought. But once a difficult decision is made the first time, no matter the outcome, you will…