Best Sayings !!!
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Pre checkride words of wisdom
"dont F#ck it up"
During pinn/confined area operations doing low reacon on approach talking about forced landing areas.
"and riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight NOW were F#cked"
"dont F#ck it up"
During pinn/confined area operations doing low reacon on approach talking about forced landing areas.
"and riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight NOW were F#cked"
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When a prang seems inevitable, endeavor to strike the softest, cheapest object in the vicinity, as slowly and gently as possible.
– (advice given to RAF pilots during W.W.II.)
– (advice given to RAF pilots during W.W.II.)
Avoid imitations
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Never fly anything that involves using your arse as an undercarriage.... 
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My father's standard opening line when he was instructing on helicopters in the 60s:
"There are 25 instruments in front of you, and the only one you can trust is the clock."
"There are 25 instruments in front of you, and the only one you can trust is the clock."
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When it's all going horribly wrong and there's nothing else you can do, then unstrap, drop your trousers and stick your thumb up your bum. At least then you'll have one good fingerprint for the identification.
The only time you've got too much fuel is when you're on fire.
The only time you've got too much fuel is when you're on fire.
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Ahh I love some of the pilot sayings, particularly the pessimistic ones....
This is particularly for fixed wingers.
"In a twin engined aircraft, in the event of one engine failure, the remaining engine will fly you to the scene of the accident"
Refering to the interesting handling characteritics of some light twins when an engine fails...
Hehe.
This is particularly for fixed wingers.
"In a twin engined aircraft, in the event of one engine failure, the remaining engine will fly you to the scene of the accident"
Refering to the interesting handling characteritics of some light twins when an engine fails...
Hehe.
From my structures professor at Southampton University:-
An aerodynamicist is capable of assuming absolutely anything.... except for responsibility
From the pilot of the first FJ I ever flew in:-
In the event that the aircraft is unrecoverable, I will call "Eject Eject Eject". Not wishing to hurry you, I'll not pull my own handle until the second "E", so you have the first "E" and the "J" in which to comply. If you don't wait for me, that's fine and we can discuss it on the ground.
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I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my father, not screaming in terror like his passengers
Also anonymous, but at least rotary...
The basic problem with helicopter operations is that tailrotors don't work very well in anything denser than air
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An aerodynamicist is capable of assuming absolutely anything.... except for responsibility
From the pilot of the first FJ I ever flew in:-
In the event that the aircraft is unrecoverable, I will call "Eject Eject Eject". Not wishing to hurry you, I'll not pull my own handle until the second "E", so you have the first "E" and the "J" in which to comply. If you don't wait for me, that's fine and we can discuss it on the ground.
Anonymous
I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my father, not screaming in terror like his passengers
Also anonymous, but at least rotary...
The basic problem with helicopter operations is that tailrotors don't work very well in anything denser than air
G
You can tell an airline pilot
by the spread across his rear end
You can tell a navigator
by his sextants, maps and such,
You can tell a chopper pilot
by his nervous tics and twitches,
You can tell a fighter pilot -
but you can't tell him much.
by the spread across his rear end
You can tell a navigator
by his sextants, maps and such,
You can tell a chopper pilot
by his nervous tics and twitches,
You can tell a fighter pilot -
but you can't tell him much.
G job!
