Some New Flying Truisums

[thedrifter]

When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you
> > always have enough power left to get you to the scene
> > of the crash.
> > Blue sea Navy truism: There are more planes in the
> > ocean than there are submarines in the sky.
> > 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 " Ooh ****!"
> > Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers.
> > Progress in airline flying: Now a flight attendant can
> > get a pilot pregnant.
> > Airspeed, altitude or 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!
> > If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage,
> > it's probably a helicopter - and therefore, unsafe.
> > Flashlights are tubular metal containers kept in a
> > flight bag for the purpose of storing dead batteries.
> > Navy carrier pilots to Air Force pilots: Flaring is
> > like squatting to pee.
> > Flying the airplane is more important than radioing
> > your plight to a person on the ground incapable of
> > understanding it 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 away from the crash as possible. (Bob Hoover -
> > renowned aerobatics pilot)
> > If an airplane is still in one piece, don't cheat on
> > it; ride the bastard down. (Ernest K. Gann, author &
> > aviator)
> > 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)
> > 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).
> > 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.
> > Without ammunition the USAF would be just another
> > expensive flying club.
> > If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's
> > about to.
> > Basic Flying Rules:
> > 1. Try to stay in the middle of the air.
> > 2. Do not go near the edges of it.
> > 3. 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.


Sempers,

Roger

[thedrifter]

Have you in eye sight....

Sempers,

Roger

[thedrifter]

It's time For Lunch....

Sempers,

Roger