After two straight successes, AB moved into other fields including computers and consulting. He returned to the aviation arena in 1992 as Vice Chairman of Petroleum Helicopters, the largest provider of off-shore helicopter transportation in the world. PHI was Global's first customer back in the GNS200 days. AB also served as a member of the Advisory Council to the Entrepreneur Program at the University of Southern California, a trustee of Hanover College, and was a lecturer in the Excellence in Business Speakers series. A world class marketer, businessman and individual, AB gained respect in various industries not only as a shrewd businessman, but also as a person of great integrity.
Business has to do with timing, hard work, a little luck, honesty, and vision.
Timing and luck are dependent on administering, with persistence, the other three factors. If you react, your chances of success are greatly intensified. Perhaps he did have the magic formula.