Truisms
and an "anti-truism"
"Wilbur, Orville, that thing will never fly!"
"Wilbur, Orville, that thing will never fly!"
If you don't know what it does, don't mess with it. (Maintenance adage)
If the sky isn't the same color as your special instrument card, don't go flying. (Special instrument cards were sky blue)
If the sky isn't the same color as your special instrument card, don't go flying. (Special instrument cards were sky blue)
AN ARIA (always remembered instructor's advice - or admonition ) -
"The only time you were on track was when you were crossing it!"
"That compass is good for only one thing. It'll tell us whether we are
pointing straight ahead."
The late Harry Purvis (he flew with the RAAF in the war and before that with Kingsford Smith and after with PG Taylor) used to say after every landing "Got away with it again."
not exactly a truism but worth the repeating .. . . the KLM 747 skipper who was told by approach that he appeared to be slightly left of the localiser - (strong Dutch accent ) - 'Yes . That is correct. And my first officer is slightly to the right of it."
"The only time you were on track was when you were crossing it!"
"That compass is good for only one thing. It'll tell us whether we are
pointing straight ahead."
The late Harry Purvis (he flew with the RAAF in the war and before that with Kingsford Smith and after with PG Taylor) used to say after every landing "Got away with it again."
not exactly a truism but worth the repeating .. . . the KLM 747 skipper who was told by approach that he appeared to be slightly left of the localiser - (strong Dutch accent ) - 'Yes . That is correct. And my first officer is slightly to the right of it."
Gentleman Aviator
And a very old CFS(H) instruction to wannabe QHIs:
"The only demo your students will reproduce with 100% accuracy is your behaviour on the ground!"
"The only demo your students will reproduce with 100% accuracy is your behaviour on the ground!"
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Don't write the post-conflict history if you lost.
The winners write the history.
If you did it, it was collateral damage.
If they did it it was a war crime.
The winners write the history.
If you did it, it was collateral damage.
If they did it it was a war crime.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
A woman moans that men leave the seat up.
A man does not moan that women leave the seat down.
A man does not moan that women leave the seat down.
