Hey andy,

You're certainly correct about the necessity of staying mentally sharp or the consequences could be catastrophic. However, there are different levels of emotional intensity that you can exert at different times. The simplest example involves transitions. For most of the jumps, particularly the upwind ones, I backed off compared to most of my flights. I ended up making the jumps with 1000ft or more to spare. I could have left lower and done them more optimally, but I knew that would be more mentally exerting, so I tried to give a little bit more margin to avoid burning out.

One of the interesting things about these sorts of flights is that on one hand, you are pushing hard all day and keeping the speed up, but on the other hand, you DO have all day to complete the flight. You certainly can't give up efficiency often, but backing off a couple times to keep yourself physically and mentally sharp is feasible.

Best regards,
Daniel