your favourite old timers rules of thumb?
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Never fly the 'A' model of anything.
Never fly anything that could involve your ar$e being used as the undercarriage (a good one from a friend!)
And, being sensible here for a mo
Hot to cold, don't be bold (wrt to temperature)
High to low, watch out below (wrt to pressure).
Cheers
Whirls
You bored HS22??
Never fly anything that could involve your ar$e being used as the undercarriage (a good one from a friend!)
And, being sensible here for a mo
Hot to cold, don't be bold (wrt to temperature)
High to low, watch out below (wrt to pressure).
Cheers
Whirls
You bored HS22??
`Go ugly early`
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Wouldn't go quite THAT far, young lady, but the thread did prompt me to go trawling through a few bits I'd stashed away!
I thought of Uncle Ian when I saw this. I'm sure it applies equally to large bodies corporate and individuals alike........
“A person in a position of leadership who cannot change his mind is a dangerous person – Nelson Mandela 1993”
And then this one - just to throw a stone into the water and watch the ripples.......
"When the white man discovered America, it was run by the Indians. There were no taxes, there was no debt and the women did all the work. And the white man thought he could improve on this?!"
I thought of Uncle Ian when I saw this. I'm sure it applies equally to large bodies corporate and individuals alike........
“A person in a position of leadership who cannot change his mind is a dangerous person – Nelson Mandela 1993”
And then this one - just to throw a stone into the water and watch the ripples.......
"When the white man discovered America, it was run by the Indians. There were no taxes, there was no debt and the women did all the work. And the white man thought he could improve on this?!"
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On a more serious note, from an older and wiser aviator than I....
"Don't rush your pre-flight preparation - you can run away from the aircraft but always walk to it!"
"Don't rush your pre-flight preparation - you can run away from the aircraft but always walk to it!"
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If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs.... You don't fully understand the situation 
When in danger or in doubt.. run about scream and shout....
When in danger or in doubt.. run about scream and shout....
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Covers a multitude, does this........
The Worker's Friend
When things go wrong and will not come right,
Though you do the best you can,
When life looks black as the hour of night -
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
When money's tight and hard to get
And your horse has also ran,
When all you have is a heap of debt -
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
When health is bad and your heart feels strange,
And your face is pale and wan,
When doctors say you need a change,
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
When food is scarce and your larder bare
And no rashers grease your pan,
When hunger grows as your meals are rare -
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
In time of trouble and lousey strife,
You have still got a darling plan
You still can turn to a brighter life -
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
The Worker's Friend
When things go wrong and will not come right,
Though you do the best you can,
When life looks black as the hour of night -
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
When money's tight and hard to get
And your horse has also ran,
When all you have is a heap of debt -
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
When health is bad and your heart feels strange,
And your face is pale and wan,
When doctors say you need a change,
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
When food is scarce and your larder bare
And no rashers grease your pan,
When hunger grows as your meals are rare -
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
In time of trouble and lousey strife,
You have still got a darling plan
You still can turn to a brighter life -
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
Credit to Dave "Malarky Jim" Mallock, RN A1 beefer from a few years ago:
"Go the way you're pointing, and Point the way you're going"
ISTR there was a similar thread a few years ago, here
"Go the way you're pointing, and Point the way you're going"
ISTR there was a similar thread a few years ago, here
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Never get airborne without a duck and a cat in the Nav Bag.
In the event of an instrument failure when IMC, nail the cat to the instrument panel (a cat will always keep its head level) and then use this as an artificial horizon while you follow the duck (who will always let down over water).
Animal rights activists may wish to use bluetak rather than nails
In the event of an instrument failure when IMC, nail the cat to the instrument panel (a cat will always keep its head level) and then use this as an artificial horizon while you follow the duck (who will always let down over water).
Animal rights activists may wish to use bluetak rather than nails
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Never wear blue shoes with a brown suit,
and
At 100hrs a pilot thinks he knows it all.
At 500hrs a pilot knows he knows it all.
At 5000hrs a pilot knows he'll never know it all.
and, surprisingly absent so far, the oldest one of the lot;
There are Old pilots.
There are Bold pilots.
But there are very few Old, Bold pilots.
and
At 100hrs a pilot thinks he knows it all.
At 500hrs a pilot knows he knows it all.
At 5000hrs a pilot knows he'll never know it all.
and, surprisingly absent so far, the oldest one of the lot;
There are Old pilots.
There are Bold pilots.
But there are very few Old, Bold pilots.
Avoid imitations
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There are Old pilots.
There are Bold pilots.
But there are very few Old, Bold pilots.
There are Bold pilots.
But there are very few Old, Bold pilots.
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The inexperienced pilot pushes into the weather while the good pilot turns back to meet the excellent pilot who never left the ground in the first place.
Experience is the thing you get ten seconds after you needed it.
and don't drive over narrow bridges when you are p**sed out of your brains
Experience is the thing you get ten seconds after you needed it.
and don't drive over narrow bridges when you are p**sed out of your brains
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imabell, post 7 is surely a rule of thumb! As is my 5nm thumb on a quarter mil chart!
Cheers
Whirls
Cheers
Whirls