* Takeoff's are optional. Landings are mandatory.
* If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger, if you pull the
stick back they get smaller. (Unless you keep pulling the stick back --
then they get bigger again)
* Flying is not dangerous; crashing is dangerous.
* It's better to be down here wishing you were up there, than up there
wishing you were down here.
* The propeller is just a big fan in the front of the plane to keep the
pilot cool. Want proof? Make it stop; then watch the pilot break out
into a sweat.
* Speed is life, altitude is life insurance.
* No one has ever collided with the sky.
* It's best to keep the pointed end going forward as much as possible.
* The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
* Every one already knows the definition of a "good" landing is one from
which you can walk away. But very few know the definition of a "great
landing." It's one after which you can use the airplane another time.
* The probability of survival is equal to the angle of arrival.
* Always remember you fly an airplane with your head, not your hands. Never
let an airplane take you somewhere your brain didn't get to five minutes
earlier.
* You know you've landed with the wheels up when it takes full power to taxi.
* Those who hoot with the owls by night should not fly with the eagles by day.
* A helicopter is a collection of rotating parts going round and round and
reciprocating parts going up and down - all of them trying to become random
in motion. Helicopters can't really fly - they're just so ugly that the
earth immediately repels them.
* Young man, was that a landing or were we shot down?
* Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all
of them yourself.
* Trust your captain .... but keep your seat belt securely fastened.
* Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment.
* Aviation is not so much a profession as it is a disease.
* There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing: Unfortunately,
no one knows what they are.
* The only thing worse than a captain who never flew as copilot is a copilot
who once was a captain.
* Be nice to your first officer, he may be your captain at your next
airline.
* It's easy to make a small fortune in aviation. You start with a large
fortune.
* A fool and his money are soon flying more airplane than he can handle.
* Remember, you're always a student in an airplane.
* Keep looking around; there's always something you've missed.
* Try to keep the number of your landings equal to the number of your
takeoffs.
* You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
* There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old,
bold, pilots!
* Gravity never loses -- the best you can hope for is a draw!
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