Guest guest Posted December 17, 2000 Report Share Posted December 17, 2000 >> > 1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is >> > mandatory. >> > >> > 2. If you push the stick forward, the houses get >> > bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get smaller. That >> >is, >> >unless you keep >> > pulling the stick all the way back, then they get bigger >> >again. >> > >> > 3. Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous. >> > >> > 4. It's always better to be down here wishing you were up >> >there >> >than being up >> > there wishing you were down here. >> > >> > 5. The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on >> >fire. >> > >> > 6.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. >> > >> > 7. When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever >> >collided with the >> > sky. >> > >> > 8. A 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away. A >> >'great' >> >landing is >> > one after which they can use the plane again. >> > >> > 9. Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long >> >enough to >> > make all >> > of them yourself. >> > >> > 10. 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. >> > >> > 11. Always try to keep the number of landings you make >equal >> >to >> >the >> > number >> > of take-offs you've made. >> > >> > 12. There are three simple rules for making a smooth >landing. >> >Unfortunately >> > no one knows what they are. >> > >> > 13. 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. >> > >> > 14. Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth >> >repels >> >them. >> > >> > 15. If all you can see out of the window is ground that's >> >going >> >round and >> > round and all you can hear is commotion coming from the >> >passenger >> > compartment, things are not at all as they should be. >> > >> > 16. 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. >> > >> > 17. Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the >> >experience >> > usually comes from bad judgment. >> > >> > 18. It's always a good idea to keep the pointy end going >> >forward as >> > much as >> > possible. >> > >> > 19. Keep looking around. There's always something you've >> >missed. >> > >> > 20. Remember: gravity is not just a good idea. It's the >law. >> >And >> >it's a law that >> > is not subject to repeal. >> > >> > 21. The three most useless things to a pilot are the >altitude >> >above >> > you, a >> > runway behind you, and a tenth of a second ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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