Aviation cliches....
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Aviation cliches....
You know the kind I'm talking about, here are a few examples...
'Experience is the knowledge that enables you to recognise a mistake when you make it again.'
Flying is hours of boredom, punctuated by moments of stark terror.'
'The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.'
'A smooth touchdown in a simulator is as exciting as kissing your sister.'
'Remember when sex was safe and flying was dangerous?'
'Experience is the knowledge that enables you to recognise a mistake when you make it again.'
Flying is hours of boredom, punctuated by moments of stark terror.'
'The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.'
'A smooth touchdown in a simulator is as exciting as kissing your sister.'
'Remember when sex was safe and flying was dangerous?'
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GM, you could always mix them up a bit;
"Kissing your sister is punctuated by moments of stark terror"
"Sex in a simulator enables you to recognise a mistake when you make it again"
And so forth.
Sorry RF
"Kissing your sister is punctuated by moments of stark terror"
"Sex in a simulator enables you to recognise a mistake when you make it again"
And so forth.
Sorry RF
The 3 things of least use to a pilot:
Length of runway behind you,
Fuel in the bowser,
A tenth of a second ago.
Good judgement comes with experience, unfortunately experience only comes from bad judgement.
Length of runway behind you,
Fuel in the bowser,
A tenth of a second ago.
Good judgement comes with experience, unfortunately experience only comes from bad judgement.
There was nothing on the clock but the makers name.....and that was covered in blood.
Dad, when i grow up I want to be a pilot. Son, you can do one or the other, but you can't do both.
Dad, when i grow up I want to be a pilot. Son, you can do one or the other, but you can't do both.
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'There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing: Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.'
'Try never to run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at the same time.'
'Try never to run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at the same time.'
"If in doubt - there is no doubt" (just saw Deniro say it in Ronin)
"Don't assume - Check" - I saw a good wirestrike poster that turned that one around to "Don't check - Assume".
Not a cliche just an old house rule :"Never turn down leave, food or a 19 year old".
"Don't assume - Check" - I saw a good wirestrike poster that turned that one around to "Don't check - Assume".
Not a cliche just an old house rule :"Never turn down leave, food or a 19 year old".
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The 3 things of least use to a pilot:
"The 3 most useless things in aviation:
Runway behind you,
Fuel in the bowser,
Hours in a Navigators logbook."
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My old instructor (sadly now gone) gave me the following advice when dealing with total engine failure at night ....
Allow the aircraft to descend to 500 feet and switch the landing light on. If you don't like what you see .... switch it back off again.
Allow the aircraft to descend to 500 feet and switch the landing light on. If you don't like what you see .... switch it back off again.
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"Any landing you can walk away from..."
"There are two kinds of pilots. Those who have made a gear up landing and those who will."
"There are old aviators and bold aviators, but no old, bold aviators"
"A good peek says more than a thousand radar sweeps"
(True in a sense, I guess. 'Everything is fine and the air is empty' or 'nice, no CB activity in those clouds over there' IS more than 'aw f***!')
Cheers,
Fred
"There are two kinds of pilots. Those who have made a gear up landing and those who will."
"There are old aviators and bold aviators, but no old, bold aviators"
"A good peek says more than a thousand radar sweeps"
(True in a sense, I guess. 'Everything is fine and the air is empty' or 'nice, no CB activity in those clouds over there' IS more than 'aw f***!')
Cheers,
Fred
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I think the full version goes something like this...
'Airspace above you.
Runway behind you.
Airspeed you don't have.
Fuel in the Bowser.
A Navigator.
Half a second ago.
Approach plates in the car.'
Oh and Ar$ecoat Ops of course...
'Airspace above you.
Runway behind you.
Airspeed you don't have.
Fuel in the Bowser.
A Navigator.
Half a second ago.
Approach plates in the car.'
Oh and Ar$ecoat Ops of course...