Thanks to "Admiral" Paul for this one.... Pilot Philosophy = > ? > > The difference between a duck and a co-pilot? > The duck can fly. > > A check ride ought to be like a skirt. > Short enough to be interesting, but long enough to cover everything. > > Speed is life. > Altitude is life insurance. > > It only takes two things to fly: > Airspeed, and money. > > The three most dangerous things in aviation: > 1. A Doctor or Dentist in a Cessna. > 2. Two captains in a DC-9. > > Aircraft Identification: > If it's ugly, it's British. > If it's weird, it's French. > If it's ugly and weird, it's Russian. > > Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another very expensive flying club. > > > The similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? > If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies. > If ATC screws up, the pilot dies. > > The difference between flight attendants and jet engines is that the engines usually quit whining when they get to the gate. > > New FAA motto: > 'We're not happy, till you're not happy.' > > If something hasn't broken on your helicopter--it's about to. > > I give that landing a 9 . . on the Richter scale. > > > Basic Flying Rules: > 1. Try to stay in the middle of the air. > 2. Do not go near the edges of it. > 3. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly in the edges. > > Unknown landing signal officer (LSO) to carrier pilot after his 6th unsuccessful landing attempt: > > "You've got to land here son. This is where the food is." > > The three best things in life are a good landing, a good orgasm, and a good bowel movement. > A night carrier landing is one of the few opportunities to experience all three at the same time. > > |