This document was intended to give a lot of factual information, but it carries many opinions as well -- some of them controversial. I'm sure that, when other generals and masters read it, I will get quite an earful. Somewhere in here I mention the need for the apprentice to judge for him/herself what is good for his/her own hawk. This document is no exception to that judgement.
The title of this was chosen to describe Gene, who was my old salty sponsor (who was continually amazed that a woman would be willing to tromp through mud and stickerbushes and kill cute furry animals to become a falconer) and the source of what I'm calling Little Gems. So far I have trained three gamehawks that any falconer would be envious of, and I owe a lot of it to these maxims.
I hope Gene's maxims and my observations will be helpful. If you're a new apprentice, take heart: it takes a lot of concentrated determination to screw up a passage redtail. The bird will get to all the stages up to and including gamehawking. Just take your time and watch the birdie.