Microlighters

The un-sung hero's that helped us take the baby steps into the sky. What did yours say? What was funny? What was a truth that you hold onto today?

I'll start:

"No matter how you feel about landing this aeroplane, it has to happen somtime today." Said during a time when I was battling to land the aeroplane.

"Do something, you are gonna kill us". After a less than elegant incipient spin recovery.

Let's hear, there must be some excellent quips out there.

J

An "icebreaker" whilst taxiing to the holding point for my renewal...(Fanie Deysel and I)

FD: "Aggenee?....Daar gebeur dit alweer....!!??"
Alan: "NOU WAT NOU??"
FD: "Nee man....elke keer as el my oe toemaak...dan kan ek niks sien nie???"



"Maintain your airspeed and do not turn out early! (referring to takeoff)...jy verander mos nie spoed of rigting as jy nou lekker naai nie?"
(Anton, my initial instructor during training)



"this is an aeroplane not a trampoline!" (after a very bad bounce! )

and more than once..."What the hell are you doing Mr Hussey???"

Liam off LSA used to say Flying is not a matter off life and death........it's far more serious than that!

At the start off training, Cyril: And their is another six pack beer coming may way, airspeed went below 60mph in turn after take off. Learned that it was cheaper paying him in money than beer

oh shit oh shit power powwerrrr !! Udher Herpich - having changed from doing my license on a challenger which glides forever to the bantam, which doesn't... on finals I pulled the power and Udher almost relieved himself.... In a VERY german accent POVVEERRRR

I have no clue about the rest of the stuff he told me as I couldn't understand him... LOL (yeah I did)

Wise sayings from a cropspraying friend of mine:

When in doubdt DONT!!

Rather be on the ground and wish you were in the air, than be in the air and wish you were on the ground

Mine said nothing. Just gave me a snotklap on the back of my head!
When my eyes re-focused and my brain stopped rattling inside my skull, I could clearly the sh!t we were in and promptly recovered the situation!

Funny one's aside...some of the ones that stuck with me are:

"Speed, Field, Fault, Finals!"

"Equipment can fail...gravity doesn't"

"You can let a flight exceed your expectations...but never let it exceed your limits!"

"Don't become a passenger in your own aircraft"

"It's easier to cancel a flight than to plan a funeral"

"Flying is a privilege...not a right...."

"When all goes quiet, altitude can buy you time, but time cannot buy you altitude"

Flo's words on finals:

"Am I high, am I low, am I fast, am I slow"

"Wings level, wheels straight"

"Look far, use the bar"

What the fuck was that about Feel the wind in your face

When the length of the runway is 20 meters and the width is 1000m, you've landed on the wrong runway

Another one from training at Rand..

My instructor advised me the BEST way to get the towers attention (only joking!).. "Rand rand, I gotta land".

A couple from Liam (Light Sport @ Rhino):

Fly towards the runway until it becomes inviting.

When landing, fly down, don't fly up.

Plenty, I wont forget.
Mervin: PLEASE! just dont forget to round-out.!
Fanie: " Hier is jou lisensie...en verstaan mooi, as jy n ongeluk maak bel enige ou, net nie vir my nie.!!!"

Pat two. Tx good one.! interesting.

From my Helicopter Instructor 25 years ago…

"You need a Gyro on your license like you need the clap on your dick"



He was wrong.

not an instructor but significant...

"hier gaan ons......"

not an instructor but significant...

"hier gaan ons......"