Aviation truths

[Gertrude the Wombat]

Must be some of those as well?

Like the time I rented an aircraft and instructor in a strange country, and was having trouble keeping it straight and level. I was putting this down to being used to a flat horizon in East Anglia and not being used to judging my attitude from a sloping horizon (mountain slopes).

Until the instructor said:

"Yes, this one hasn't been quite the same since the accident."

[windriver]

Phew... that looks expensive.

[what next]

Must be some of those as well?

Sure: You can make a small fortune in aviation. If you start with a big one.

[Mark 1]

Aerospace industry - "It'll be late, over-weight and over budget - even if you take this rule into account."

[Hank195]

Aircraft Parts - "you can buy better parts but you can't buy more expensive parts"

[BossEyed]

Another cliche:

It will not fly until the weight of the paperwork equals the weight of the aircraft.

[Ultranomad]

Another one seems to have been crystallizing lately in my mind:

When shopping for an aircraft, you won't find a decent plane that fits your mission profile until you realise the mission profile no longer fits your needs.

[Machinbird]

Flying Technique-
"To go up, pull back on the stick,
To go down, pull back a little further."