Wise Words for Pilots
All pilots should make note of wise words:
- Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
- If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get smaller. That is, unless you keep pulling the stick all the way back - then they get bigger again.
- It's always better to be down here, wishing you were up there than being up there and wishing you were down here.
- The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large angle of arrival = small probability of survival and vice versa.
- Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is.
- When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.
- The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot start to sweat.
- The only time you have too much fuel is when you are on fire.
- A 'Good' landing is one from which you can walk away. A 'Great' landing is one where you can use the plane again.
- Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make them all yourself.
- Never let an aircraft take you somewhere your brain didn't get to 5 minutes earlier.
- Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of take-offs you've made.
This page is maintained by Jenx
Last updated on 18 Dec 2002