OT? Some old aviation sayings...

[Greg Burkhart]

Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death ...I Shall Fear No Evil ... For I
am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing. (sign over the entrance to the SR-71
operating location Kadena, Japan).

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

From an old carrier sailor - Blue water Navy truism; There are more planes
in the ocean than submarines in the sky.

If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a
helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.

Navy carrier pilots to Air Force pilots: Flaring is like squatting to pee.

When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power
left to get you to the scene of the crash.

Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another expensive flying club.

What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a
pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, the pilot dies.

Never trade luck for skill.

The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in aviation are:
"Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh S#!+!"

Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers.

Progress in airline flying; now a flight attendant can get a pilot pregnant.

Airspeed, altitude, and brains. Two are always needed to successfully
complete the flight.

A smooth landing is mostly luck; two in a row is all luck; three in a row is
prevarication.

I remember when sex was safe and flying was dangerous.

Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!

Flashlights are tubular metal containers kept in a flight bag for the
purpose of storing dead batteries.

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

When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was forgotten.

Just remember, if you crash because of weather, your funeral will be held on
a sunny day.

Advice given to RAF pilots during W. W. II. When a prang (crash) seems
inevitable, endeavor to strike the softest, cheapest object in the vicinity
as slowly and gently as possible.

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

A pilot who doesn't have any fear probably isn't flying his plane to its
maximum. (Jon McBride, astronaut)

If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash
as possible. (Bob Hoover - renowned aerobatic and test pilot)

If an airplane is still in one piece, don't cheat on it; ride the *******
down. (Ernest K. Gann, author &aviator)

Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver than you.

There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime. (Sign over
squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970).

The three best things in life are a good landing, a good orgasm, and, a good
bowel movement. The night carrier landing is one of the few opportunities
in life where you get to experience all three at the same time. (Author
unknown, but someone who's been there)

"Now I know what a dog feels like watching TV." (A DC-9 captain trainee
attempting to check out on the 'glass cockpit' of an A-320).

If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.

Basic Flying Rules Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go near the
edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of
ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more
difficult to fly there.

You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to
taxi to the terminal.

[Jay Honeck]

Terrific stuff, Greg!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Greg Burkhart" > wrote in message
news:vf86c.32342$SR1.38976@attbi_s04...
> Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death ...I Shall Fear No Evil ... For I
> am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing. (sign over the entrance to the SR-71
> operating location Kadena, Japan).
>
> You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3. (Paul
> F.Crickmore -test pilot)
>
> From an old carrier sailor - Blue water Navy truism; There are more planes
> in the ocean than submarines in the sky.
>
> If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a
> helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.
>
> Navy carrier pilots to Air Force pilots: Flaring is like squatting to pee.
>
> When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough
power
> left to get you to the scene of the crash.
>
> Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another expensive flying club.
>
> What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a
> pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, the pilot dies.
>
> Never trade luck for skill.
>
> The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in aviation are:
> "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh S#!+!"
>
> Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers.
>
> Progress in airline flying; now a flight attendant can get a pilot
pregnant.
>
> Airspeed, altitude, and brains. Two are always needed to successfully
> complete the flight.
>
> A smooth landing is mostly luck; two in a row is all luck; three in a row
is
> prevarication.
>
> I remember when sex was safe and flying was dangerous.
>
> Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!
>
> Flashlights are tubular metal containers kept in a flight bag for the
> purpose of storing dead batteries.
>
> Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a
person
> on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it.
>
> When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was forgotten.
>
> Just remember, if you crash because of weather, your funeral will be held
on
> a sunny day.
>
> Advice given to RAF pilots during W. W. II. When a prang (crash) seems
> inevitable, endeavor to strike the softest, cheapest object in the
vicinity
> as slowly and gently as possible.
>
> The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill
> you. (Attributed to Max Stanley, Northrop test pilot)
>
> A pilot who doesn't have any fear probably isn't flying his plane to its
> maximum. (Jon McBride, astronaut)
>
> If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash
> as possible. (Bob Hoover - renowned aerobatic and test pilot)
>
> If an airplane is still in one piece, don't cheat on it; ride the *******
> down. (Ernest K. Gann, author &aviator)
>
> Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver than you.
>
> There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime. (Sign over
> squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970).
>
> The three best things in life are a good landing, a good orgasm, and, a
good
> bowel movement. The night carrier landing is one of the few opportunities
> in life where you get to experience all three at the same time. (Author
> unknown, but someone who's been there)
>
> "Now I know what a dog feels like watching TV." (A DC-9 captain trainee
> attempting to check out on the 'glass cockpit' of an A-320).
>
> If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.
>
> Basic Flying Rules Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go near
the
> edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of
> ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more
> difficult to fly there.
>
> You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power
to
> taxi to the terminal.
>
>

[DeltaDeltaDelta]

I saw this on a car at my local airfield:

"only pilots know why birds sing"

Triple Delta

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:gZk6c.34999$Cb.556569@attbi_s51...
> Terrific stuff, Greg!
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>
> "Greg Burkhart" > wrote in message
> news:vf86c.32342$SR1.38976@attbi_s04...
> > Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death ...I Shall Fear No Evil ... For
I
> > am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing. (sign over the entrance to the SR-71
> > operating location Kadena, Japan).
> >
> > You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3. (Paul
> > F.Crickmore -test pilot)
> >
> > From an old carrier sailor - Blue water Navy truism; There are more
planes
> > in the ocean than submarines in the sky.
> >
> > If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a
> > helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.
> >
> > Navy carrier pilots to Air Force pilots: Flaring is like squatting to
pee.
> >
> > When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough
> power
> > left to get you to the scene of the crash.
> >
> > Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another expensive flying
club.
> >
> > What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a
> > pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, the pilot dies.
> >
> > Never trade luck for skill.
> >
> > The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in aviation
are:
> > "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh S#!+!"
> >
> > Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers.
> >
> > Progress in airline flying; now a flight attendant can get a pilot
> pregnant.
> >
> > Airspeed, altitude, and brains. Two are always needed to successfully
> > complete the flight.
> >
> > A smooth landing is mostly luck; two in a row is all luck; three in a
row
> is
> > prevarication.
> >
> > I remember when sex was safe and flying was dangerous.
> >
> > Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!
> >
> > Flashlights are tubular metal containers kept in a flight bag for the
> > purpose of storing dead batteries.
> >
> > Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a
> person
> > on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it.
> >
> > When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was forgotten.
> >
> > Just remember, if you crash because of weather, your funeral will be
held
> on
> > a sunny day.
> >
> > Advice given to RAF pilots during W. W. II. When a prang (crash)
seems
> > inevitable, endeavor to strike the softest, cheapest object in the
> vicinity
> > as slowly and gently as possible.
> >
> > The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely
kill
> > you. (Attributed to Max Stanley, Northrop test pilot)
> >
> > A pilot who doesn't have any fear probably isn't flying his plane to its
> > maximum. (Jon McBride, astronaut)
> >
> > If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the
crash
> > as possible. (Bob Hoover - renowned aerobatic and test pilot)
> >
> > If an airplane is still in one piece, don't cheat on it; ride the
*******
> > down. (Ernest K. Gann, author &aviator)
> >
> > Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver than you.
> >
> > There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime. (Sign
over
> > squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970).
> >
> > The three best things in life are a good landing, a good orgasm, and, a
> good
> > bowel movement. The night carrier landing is one of the few
opportunities
> > in life where you get to experience all three at the same time. (Author
> > unknown, but someone who's been there)
> >
> > "Now I know what a dog feels like watching TV." (A DC-9 captain trainee
> > attempting to check out on the 'glass cockpit' of an A-320).
> >
> > If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.
> >
> > Basic Flying Rules Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go near
> the
> > edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance
of
> > ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more
> > difficult to fly there.
> >
> > You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full
power
> to
> > taxi to the terminal.
> >
> >
>
>

[CFLav8r]

"If it's my time, its my time. If its the pilots time, its my time also."

As heard during a interview with a passenger on a Nova program called "Why
planes crash".

David (KORL)

"DeltaDeltaDelta" > wrote in message
...
> I saw this on a car at my local airfield:
>
> "only pilots know why birds sing"
>
> Triple Delta
>
> "Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
> news:gZk6c.34999$Cb.556569@attbi_s51...
> > Terrific stuff, Greg!
> > --
> > Jay Honeck
> > Iowa City, IA
> > Pathfinder N56993
> > www.AlexisParkInn.com
> > "Your Aviation Destination"
> >
> > "Greg Burkhart" > wrote in message
> > news:vf86c.32342$SR1.38976@attbi_s04...
> > > Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death ...I Shall Fear No Evil ...
For
> I
> > > am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing. (sign over the entrance to the SR-71
> > > operating location Kadena, Japan).
> > >
> > > You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3. (Paul
> > > F.Crickmore -test pilot)
> > >
> > > From an old carrier sailor - Blue water Navy truism; There are more
> planes
> > > in the ocean than submarines in the sky.
> > >
> > > If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a
> > > helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.
> > >
> > > Navy carrier pilots to Air Force pilots: Flaring is like squatting to
> pee.
> > >
> > > When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough
> > power
> > > left to get you to the scene of the crash.
> > >
> > > Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another expensive flying
> club.
> > >
> > > What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If
a
> > > pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, the pilot dies.
> > >
> > > Never trade luck for skill.
> > >
> > > The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in aviation
> are:
> > > "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh S#!+!"
> > >
> > > Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers.
> > >
> > > Progress in airline flying; now a flight attendant can get a pilot
> > pregnant.
> > >
> > > Airspeed, altitude, and brains. Two are always needed to successfully
> > > complete the flight.
> > >
> > > A smooth landing is mostly luck; two in a row is all luck; three in a
> row
> > is
> > > prevarication.
> > >
> > > I remember when sex was safe and flying was dangerous.
> > >
> > > Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!
> > >
> > > Flashlights are tubular metal containers kept in a flight bag for the
> > > purpose of storing dead batteries.
> > >
> > > Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a
> > person
> > > on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it.
> > >
> > > When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was forgotten.
> > >
> > > Just remember, if you crash because of weather, your funeral will be
> held
> > on
> > > a sunny day.
> > >
> > > Advice given to RAF pilots during W. W. II. When a prang (crash)
> seems
> > > inevitable, endeavor to strike the softest, cheapest object in the
> > vicinity
> > > as slowly and gently as possible.
> > >
> > > The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely
> kill
> > > you. (Attributed to Max Stanley, Northrop test pilot)
> > >
> > > A pilot who doesn't have any fear probably isn't flying his plane to
its
> > > maximum. (Jon McBride, astronaut)
> > >
> > > If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the
> crash
> > > as possible. (Bob Hoover - renowned aerobatic and test pilot)
> > >
> > > If an airplane is still in one piece, don't cheat on it; ride the
> *******
> > > down. (Ernest K. Gann, author &aviator)
> > >
> > > Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver than you.
> > >
> > > There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime. (Sign
> over
> > > squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970).
> > >
> > > The three best things in life are a good landing, a good orgasm, and,
a
> > good
> > > bowel movement. The night carrier landing is one of the few
> opportunities
> > > in life where you get to experience all three at the same time.
(Author
> > > unknown, but someone who's been there)
> > >
> > > "Now I know what a dog feels like watching TV." (A DC-9 captain
trainee
> > > attempting to check out on the 'glass cockpit' of an A-320).
> > >
> > > If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.
> > >
> > > Basic Flying Rules Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go
near
> > the
> > > edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance
> of
> > > ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more
> > > difficult to fly there.
> > >
> > > You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full
> power
> > to
> > > taxi to the terminal.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>

[Tom Sixkiller]

"DeltaDeltaDelta" > wrote in message
...
> If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a
> helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.

"If you need more than 50 feet to land, you're wasting space!" -- Helicopter
junkie.