Great Flying Songs - a bit of fun

[AnyGivenSunday99]

G'day all,

We have the worlds best driving songs, and the worlds best beer songs, but if you were to put together "the worlds best flying songs", what would you have?

For me:

Learning to Fly - Tom Petty
Living on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
My Hero - Foo Fighters
Theme from the Greatest American Hero - Joey Scarbury
Kick Start my heart - motley crue
Nothing but a good time - Poison
The boys are back in town - Thin Lizzy
Higher - Van Halen

Please feel free to add your thoughts and your favourites!

Happy Landings!

[morno]

Living on a Prayer, isn't that the theme song for most GA pilots? :E

[dreamjob]

Highway to the Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins :}

[alphawhiskeytango]

Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride.

[Results may vary]

Hey guys,
Well I have 48 songs in my ipod under "Flying Tunes", but here are some of my fav's...

-Speed of Sound by Coldplay (many others would agree)
-Clocks by Coldplay
-Learn to fly by Foo Fighters
-The Pretender by Foo Fighters
-Vertigo by U2
-Beautiful Day by U2
-Lerning to Fly by Pink Floyd
-Its my life by Bon Jovi

Cheers
X :ok:

[troppont]

Mighty Wings (Cheap Trick) - Top Gun

Hide in the Rainbow (Dio) - Iron Eagle, it's the song Doug Masters plays when his wingman (Louis Gossett Jnr) is shot down. He kicks some serious middle eastern a$$ to that song. I never knew an F-16 had so many missles!

Dreams (Van Halen) Didn't the thunderbirds use that song? or that song used the thunderbirds in the film clip. Either way.

Fly away (Jonh Denver) (he had a pits and a jet I think that counts)

Leaving on a jet plane (John Denver)

Aces High (Iron Maiden) a song about the battle of britain

Learning to fly (Pink Floyd) the only song I know that has an ATC track on it

... surely someone has to mention ol blue eyes...... come fly with me?

[Paper Planes]

Aeroplane Jelly Song :)

I like Ae-ro-plane Jel-ly, Ae-ro-plane Jel-ly for me.
I like it for din-ner, I like it for tea,
A litt-le each day is a good re-ci-pe!
The qua-li-ty's high, as the name will im-ply,
It's made from pure fruit - one more good rea-son why
I like Ae-ro-plane Jel-ly, Ae-ro-plane Jel-ly for me!

Would anyone care to have a guess when Qantas stopped serving Aeroplane jelly on their flights?? :{

[troppont]

when they found a cheaper brand that saved then $0.01 per serve

[plucka]

'These Days' - by powderfinger:ok:

[Dragun]

'Takeoffs and Landings' - The Ataris

[Hugh Jarse]

Welcome To The Jungle (jet) - Guns 'n Roses :}

For those Embraer pilots :E

[Cap'n Arrr]

Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
It's My Turn To Fly - The Urge
Ozone - Fuel



Ride of the Valkyries always goes through my head when I see a homebuilt flying inbound:E

[dreamjob]

Another classic; Jump - Van Halen :ok:

[Kiwiconehead]

Dreams (Van Halen) Didn't the thunderbirds use that song? or that song used the thunderbirds in the film clip. Either way.
Close - Blue Angels in the clip - back in the good ol' Scooter days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzMzGXRUlaM

An updated version some guy made using the F/A-18 footage from the IMAX movie Magic of Flight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUDPjsvjRkA

Here I go again - Whitesnake, featuring footage of the Boys from Bahrain GW1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJV-3Pto0Kg

[RV6]

Ride of the Valkyries always goes through my head when I see a homebuilt flying inbound
Err - why's that Cap'n? :)

I play Born to be Wild when flying my homebuilt :ok:

[Richo]

1000 Miles Away - Hoodo Gurus

[Cap'n Arrr]

RV6 I should elaborate... there is a certain homebuilt (which had all the appearance of the mating of a 3 wood and a hang glider) that I used to see all the time, which seemed to always be in such a position as to cause the utmost inconvenience to me (including flying so slow in the circuit that I couldn't remain safely behind him in a C150). Hence that aircraft is now firmly assosciatied in my mind with Ride of the Valkyries. Or possibly the Imperial March from Star Wars.:}

No offence intended to any other homebuilt drivers out there! Should have worded that more carefully.:O:ok:

...when I see a PARTICULAR homebuilt flying around...

[Scanrate]

Steven Stills - Tree Top Flyer

Guys and Gals, do yourself a favour and get on board!!!
You won't be dissappointed.

Recommended to me by a great mate and music reverend Ali G. Cheers

[RV6]

No offence taken, Capt'n. Have had the same thought myself occasionally when stuck behind a C150 in the circuit...

Only joking :)

Have also been known to listen to Smoke on the Water in the privacy of my own cockpit.

[Crosshair]

Listening to "Top Gun" music while flying your private GA aircraft has got to be right up there with wearing epaulettes.

[Orographic]

for the ( instrument rated) techno freak, there is always LMC ( supposedly featuring U2, but i can never hear their influence ) - Take me to the clouds above

[404 Titan]

Blaze Of Glory-Bon Jovi-Crossroad

A bit sadistic I know but....:E

[Old 'Un]

The main theme from "633 Squadron" by Ron Goodwin and his Orchestra usually precipitates a stirring of the blood for me.

OK, I'm showing my age a bit. But then, given the number of times I've heard that piece used at vintage warbirds events, I think I can be forgiven. :)

Le Vieux

[Atlas Shrugged]

Sweet Home Alabama :eek: ;);)

[Cap'n Arrr]

True Dr Oakenfold, but then doesnt the song go on to say "I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings, and coming down, is the hardest thing" ?

As an instructor I can vouch for the fact that coming down is indeed the hardest thing, both hardest to learn and hardest on the undercarriage:eek:

[Pinky the pilot]

'Teach me how to fly' - Jeff St John

[Bang Bus]

Bound for Darnley- A flight over the deep blue

[troppont]

BIG OLD JET AIRLINER.... dont carry me to far away.

[Led Zep]

Cap'n,
Ye be thinking of Tom Petty's Learning To Fly.

[Cap'n Arrr]

Arrr,

A hearty apology and a feast be laid on the table before ye, Led Zep indeed be correct.:ok:

[Andy_RR]

Nothing wrong with Nat King Cole's Straighten Up and Fly Right :}

[GADRIVR]

"I'VE GOT A LOVELY BUNCH OF COCONUTS"......for all the Virgin trolley dollies!!!!!!!:}:E:ok:

[Led Zep]

Arrr, Cap'n! :ok:


How's about this? Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi Led Zep:

Its all the same, only the Operator’s names will change
Everyday it seems we’re sending CVs away
To another base where the ops girls are so cold
I’d drive all night just to get that job

I’m a pilot, on an Airvan I ride
In ‘08 wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive

Sometimes I fly, sometimes its not for days
And the Boss tells me I must sweep the hangar in his ways
Sometimes you tell the day
By the can of dreaming that you drink
And times when you’re alone in your caravan you realise your uniform stinks

I’m a pilot, on a Scarevan I ride
In ‘08 wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive

I walk the KNX streets, in an epaulette shirt untucked at the back
I play for keeps, ‘cause I’m too cheap to give it back
I’ve never done a real CHTR anywhere, still I’m standing tall
I’ve flown a million scenic pax, and I’ve rocked them all

I’m a pilot, on a Breadvan I ride
I’m wanted dead or alive
I’m a pilot, I got night hours on my side
I’m wanted dead or alive
In ’08 wanted dead or alive

/thread drift :E

[Pinky the pilot]

Or another one I used to quietly sing to myself when doing a particular part of my training all those years ago. (500'AGL navex 'under the hood')

'Riders on the Storm' - The Doors

[plucka]

This one!:ok:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9zf3ESqb5aI

[M14_P]

Anythin by Pink Floyd, Dire Straits. :)

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd

see (and hear) here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSD7cfi3JPQ

and here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZN4fBC2s00&NR=1

Dr :8

[YoungAggy]

Pluka - video music is "These Days" by Powderfinger.
How good is the camera work from the air tractor following behind during the night spray runs.Not your everyday formation flying.Aggy;)

[Launchpad McQuack]

Mr Mister - Broken Wings - bit 80s-ish but sounds ok.

Icehouse - Charlie's Sky. Listen to the beginning of this track with surround sound and full noise.

Bird Of Prey - Fatboy Slim

Joe Satriani - Flying In A Blue Dream

Jamiroquai - Cosmic Girl

Queen - Bijou

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane / The Zephyr Song

Have them all on my iPod :8

LP

[Nose wheel first]

"Wind Beneath My Wings" - Bet Middler

There's one by John Williamson and I can't remember what it's called but the main line goes something like "...... to Weipa away to fly. She was in love with a pilot, and he was in love with the sky" :ugh:

NO, I DON'T LISTEN TO IT. It was one I heard in one of those tourist shops which sell crappy CD's for $45 and you can push a red button to listen to tracks from the CD.

[i.dingbat]

The John Williamson song is Papa Whiskey November and why wouldn't you listen to it? It's great (and I'm not even a native Australian).

"Papa Whiskey November -
in Weipa the way to fly.
She was in love with the pilot,
and he was in love with the sky"


OK, not demanding, but evocative.

[apache]

"Money, Money, Money"by ABBA!

and

"Stray cat Strut", by the Stray Cats