Artful Publishing

Speaking

Looking for a speaker who connects with your audience? One who engages and challenges his listeners? An experienced, passionate, dynamic speaker who walks his talk, and delivers your message to your audience?

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What he talks about

The ideas in Artful Flying, taken out of the head and into the cockpit. From his one-day Artful Flying workshop:

  • Beginner's mind and awareness, from concept to knowing
  • Asking the right questions, at the right time
  • Focusing on what is important, now
  • Balancing the pilot ego
  • The dread, and the joys, of discipline
  • Why striving for perfection cripples, and what to practice instead
  • Building a practice you keep for the rest of your flying days
Michael Maya Charles teaching a pilot safety seminar
Michael teaching a pilot safety seminar.

Where he has spoken

  • SAFE dinner at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, July 24, 2025
  • Commander Owners Group annual fly-in, guest speaker, Fort Collins, Colorado, September 2017
  • EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, a talk on Artful Flying at the Sporty’s Pavilion
  • Artful Flying To Go, his one-day workshop for pilots
  • Pilot safety seminars for helicopter and fixed-wing pilots

He also wrote and hosted the Commander 114B episode of the TV series "Wonderful World of Flying."

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Book Michael for your event

Fly-ins, safety seminars, flight departments, banquets and conferences.

303.604.0746