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Old 10th Jul 2010, 19:25
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Aviation truths

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."
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Phew... that looks expensive.
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Must be some of those as well?
Sure: You can make a small fortune in aviation. If you start with a big one.
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Aerospace industry - "It'll be late, over-weight and over budget - even if you take this rule into account."
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Aircraft Parts - "you can buy better parts but you can't buy more expensive parts"
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Another cliche:

It will not fly until the weight of the paperwork equals the weight of the aircraft.
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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.
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Flying Technique-
"To go up, pull back on the stick,
To go down, pull back a little further."
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