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This advice is useful!
Hi all.
Here is a thought to make you all feel better:
Whilst recently venting my frustration at wanting to fly planes for living and not doing yet, an old experienced pilot told me:
"It's better to be down here wishing you were up there, than up there wishing you were down here!"
Useless I know, but funny i thought ...
Here is a thought to make you all feel better:
Whilst recently venting my frustration at wanting to fly planes for living and not doing yet, an old experienced pilot told me:
"It's better to be down here wishing you were up there, than up there wishing you were down here!"
Useless I know, but funny i thought ...
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More advice...
Here's some more I thought you'd like...
There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots.
Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is.
The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
A 'good' landing is one you can walk away from. A 'great' landing is one after which they can use the plane again.
The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large angle of arrival, small probability of survival and vice versa.
The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.
When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.
You know you've landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to the ramp.
Never let an aircraft take you somewhere your brain didn't get to five minutes earlier.
Stay out of clouds. The silver lining everyone keeps talking about might be another airplane going in the opposite direction. Reliable sources also report that mountains have been known to hide out in clouds.
Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of take offs you've made.
There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.
You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them.
In the ongoing battle between objects made of aluminum going hundreds of miles per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose.
Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.
Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.
Remember, gravity is not just a good idea. It's the law. And it's not subject to repeal.
The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you, runway behind you, and a tenth of a second ago.
Have Fun,
B1.
There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots.
Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is.
The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
A 'good' landing is one you can walk away from. A 'great' landing is one after which they can use the plane again.
The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large angle of arrival, small probability of survival and vice versa.
The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.
When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.
You know you've landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to the ramp.
Never let an aircraft take you somewhere your brain didn't get to five minutes earlier.
Stay out of clouds. The silver lining everyone keeps talking about might be another airplane going in the opposite direction. Reliable sources also report that mountains have been known to hide out in clouds.
Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of take offs you've made.
There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.
You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them.
In the ongoing battle between objects made of aluminum going hundreds of miles per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose.
Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.
Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.
Remember, gravity is not just a good idea. It's the law. And it's not subject to repeal.
The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you, runway behind you, and a tenth of a second ago.
Have Fun,
B1.
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The three most useless things in aviation:
1. Runway behind you
2. Sky above you
3. Fuel in the bowser
...and yet you would amazed at the number of 'Pilots' that just do not see the relevance of that statement...
1. Runway behind you
2. Sky above you
3. Fuel in the bowser
...and yet you would amazed at the number of 'Pilots' that just do not see the relevance of that statement...
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I read in a magazine once - just prior to testing the then-new Maverick jet-powered kit aircraft:
"Remember - you've got an engine fire and you're low on fuel - and thats when everything is working like its supposed to"
"Remember - you've got an engine fire and you're low on fuel - and thats when everything is working like its supposed to"
