Some Old Pilot Sayings

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Some Old Pilot Sayings

Postby Madman » Tue Dec 25, 2012 12:30 pm

OLD PILOT SAYINGS

Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.

Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous.

It's always better to be down on the ground wishing you were up in the sky than being up in the sky wishing you were down on the ground.

The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No-one has ever collided with the sky.

A 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away. A 'great' landing is one after which they can fly the plane again.

Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.

Stay out of clouds. The silver lining everyone keeps talking about might be another airplane going in the opposite direction.

Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of take offs you've made.

There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately no-one knows what they are.

You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.

Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.

It's always a good idea to keep the pointy end going forward as much as possible.

Remember, gravity is not just a good idea. It's the law. And it's not subject to repeal.

There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. There are, however, no old bold pilots.

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Re: Some Old Pilot Sayings

Postby Goose » Tue Dec 25, 2012 5:51 pm

If you have time to spare go by air !!
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Re: Some Old Pilot Sayings

Postby Biggles of Africa » Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:25 am

Never run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas at the same time.

Airspeed, altitude and common sense, a minimum of two are required to successfully complete the flight.

The most useless thing in aviation is runway behind you, altitude above you and fuel in the bowser.

It is far better to fly the aircraft than expend your energy trying to explain your plight to someone on the ground who neither understands it or is capable of doing anything about it.

There is no need to fly through thunderstorms in peace time

An aircraft flys because of a theory discovered by Bernoulli, not Marconi.

if there is any doubt, there is no doubt, DON'T

There are certain noises inherent in aircraft that can only be heard at night or over open water.

If God had wanted man to fly, he would have given him more money.

Definition of flying; Hours of boredom, punctuated by moments of stark terror.

And my all time favourite........

Sonny, in all my years of flying, I have seen a lot of people do a lot of things with aeroplanes, but what the hell do you call that. :shock:
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Re: Some Old Pilot Sayings

Postby hermand » Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:40 pm

Want to fly high? Get an airplane.

Want to fly low? Get a Harley.
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Re: Some Old Pilot Sayings

Postby Bugwar » Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:05 pm

Airman, maintain thy air speed, lest the earth rise up and smite thee!
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Re: Some Old Pilot Sayings

Postby Alkemac » Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:13 am

...and my favourite...

if you dont like what you see while flying at night...switch off the lights... vhpy
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Re: Some Old Pilot Sayings

Postby Alkemac » Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:25 am

and another good one

"The Wright brothers never had pilots licenses.." :shock:
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Re: Some Old Pilot Sayings

Postby Cacofonix » Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:54 pm

The hardest thing about learning to fly, is the ground :lol:
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Re: Some Old Pilot Sayings

Postby mulderpm » Wed Jan 09, 2013 11:44 am

Wisdom from Pilots Operating Manuals

'If the enemy is in range, so are you.'
- Infantry Journal-

'It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.'
- US.Air Force Manual -

'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword, obviously never encountered automatic weapons.'
- General MacArthur -

'Tracers work both ways.'
- Army Ordnance Manual-

'Five second fuses last about three seconds.'
- Infantry Journal -

'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.'
- Naval Ops Manual -

'Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.'
- Unknown Infantry Recruit-

'If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up to him.'
- Infantry Journal-

'Yea, Though I Fly Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 50,000 Feet and Climbing.'
- Sign over SR71 Wing Ops-

'You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.'
- Paul F. Crickmore (SR71 test pilot)-

'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage it has to be a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
- Fixed Wing Pilot-

'When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane, you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.'
-Multi-Engine Training Manual-

'Without ammunition, the Air Force is just an expensive flying club.'
-Unknown Author-

'If you hear me yell;"Eject, Eject, Eject!", the last two will be echos.'
If you stop to ask "Why?", you'll be talking to yourself, because by then you'll be the pilot.'
-Pre-flight Briefing from a Canadian F104 Pilot-

'What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?
If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; but if ATC screws up, .... the pilot dies.'
-Sign over Control Tower Door-

'Never trade luck for skill.'
-Author Unknown-

The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in military aviation are: 'Did you feel that?' 'What's that noise?' and'Oh Shit!'
-Authors Unknown-

'Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it.'
- Emergency Checklist-

'The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you.'
- Attributed to Max Stanley ( Northrop test pilot) -

'There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.'
-Sign over Squadron Ops Desk at Davis-Montham AFB , AZ-

'You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.' - Lead-in Fighter Training Manual -

As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives.
The rescuer sees the bloodied pilot and asks,'What happened?'
The pilot's reply: 'I don't know, I just got here myself!'

Sorry for any repeats. :lol: :lol:

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Re: Some Old Pilot Sayings

Postby The Agent » Sun Jan 13, 2013 4:27 pm

Daai errie klim soos n poep in n bad. (^^)
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Re: Some Old Pilot Sayings

Postby Johnorr » Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:19 pm

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