Fly the World’s Slowest
Airplane::
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfTdg75G5sw
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As he said, we've seen
these over the years and they are all accurate and true. I am sure there are
many more.........
One of my favorites is: "the
airplane doesn't know it is nighttime".
Tony P
apapandrea@cfl.rr.com
Life Is Good
In God We Trust
Subject:
An Old Pilot's Reflections
I've seen most, or all
of these over the many years --- but my all-time favorite (not included here)
is:
"When you're out of
airspeed, out of altitude, and out of ideas ... you have crashed!"
And in 2nd place, I saw
scrawled on the INSIDE of the of a stall door in the Men's room at
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base:
"Don't just SIT
there. TRIM!" This one is new to me.
Just sayin' ..
Bill
No snide comments on this one.
Pilots are people who drive airplanes for other people who can't
fly.
Passengers are people who say they fly, but really just ride.
Fighter Pilots are steely eyed, weapons systems managers who
kill bad people and break things. However, they can also be very charming and
personable. The average fighter pilot, despite sometimes having a swaggering
exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy
and caring. (However, these feelings don't involve anyone else.)
Flying is a hard way to earn an easy living.
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The
optimist invents the airplane; the pessimist, the parachute.
Death is just nature's way of telling you to watch your
airspeed.
As a pilot only two bad things can happen to you (and one of
them will):
a. One day you will walk out to
the aircraft, knowing it is your last flight.
b. One day you will walk out to
the aircraft, not knowing it is your last flight.
There are rules and there are laws: The rules are made by men
who think that they know how to fly your airplane better than you. The laws (of
physics) were ordained by God. You can and sometimes should suspend the rules,
but you can never suspend the laws.
About Rules:
a. The rules are a good place
to hide if you don't have a better idea and the talent to execute it.
b. If you deviate from a rule,
it must be a flawless performance (e.g., if you fly under a bridge, don't hit
the bridge.)
Before each flight, make sure that your bladder is empty and
your fuel tanks are full.
He who demands everything that his aircraft can give him is a
pilot; he who demands one iota more is a fool.
There are certain aircraft sounds that can only be heard at
night and over the ocean. Most of them are scary.
The aircraft limits are only there in case there is another
flight by that particular aircraft. If subsequent flights do not appear likely,
there are no limits.
"If the Wright brothers were alive today, Wilbur would have
to fire Orville to reduce costs." (President, DELTA Airlines.)
In the Alaskan bush, I'd rather have a two-hour bladder and
three hours of gas than vice versa.
An old pilot is one who can remember when flying was dangerous
and sex was safe.
Airlines have really changed; now a flight attendant can get a
pilot pregnant.
And my favorite; You have to make up your
mind about growing up and becoming a pilot. You can't do both.
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