An Old Pilot's Reflections...

[CaptJackG]

 

 

BTW - An old pilot is one who can remember when flying was dangerous and sex was safe.

Pilots are people who drive airplanes for other people who can't fly.
Passengers (NFO's) are people who say they fly, but really just ride.

Fighter Pilots are steely eyed, weapons systems managers who kill bad people
and break things. However, they can also be very charming and personable.

The average Fighter Pilot, despite sometimes having a swaggering exterior,
is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy and
caring. (However, these feelings usually don't involve anyone else.)

Flying is a hard way to earn an easy living.

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents
the airplane; the pessimist, the parachute.

Death is just nature's way of telling you to watch your airspeed.

As a pilot only two bad things can happen to you (and one of them will):

a. One day you will walk out to the aircraft, knowing it is your last

flight.

b. One day you will walk out to the aircraft, not knowing it is your last

flight.

There are rules and there are laws:

The rules are made by men who think that they know how to fly your airplane

better than you.

The laws (of physics) were ordained by God.

You can and sometimes should suspend the rules, but you can never suspend

the laws.

About Rules:

a. The rules are a good place to hide if you don't have a better idea and

the talent to execute it.

b. If you deviate from a rule, it must be a flawless performance (e.g., if

you fly under a bridge, don't hit the bridge.)

Before each flight, make sure that your bladder is empty and your fuel tanks

are full.

He who demands everything that his aircraft can give him is a pilot; he who

demands one iota more is a fool.

There are certain aircraft sounds that can only be heard at night and over

the ocean. Most of them are scary.

The aircraft limits are only there in case there is another flight by that

particular aircraft. If subsequent flights do not appear likely, there are

no limits.

"If the Wright brothers were alive today, Wilbur would have to fire Orville

to reduce costs." (President, DELTA Airlines.)

In the Alaskan bush, I'd rather have a two-hour bladder and three hours of

gas than vice versa.

Airlines have really changed; now a flight attendant can get a pilot pregnant.

I've flown in both pilot seats. Can someone tell me why the other one is

always occupied by an idiot?

And my favorite;

You have to make up your mind about growing up and becoming a pilot.

You can't do both...

[DD_Bongodriver]

There are certain aircraft sounds that can only be heard at night and over

the ocean. Most of them are scary.

 

Gospel.

[BadAim]

The aircraft limits are only there in case there is another flight by that
particular aircraft. If subsequent flights do not appear likely, there are
no limits.

 

I LOL'd at this one. I never heard a pilot that just saved his passengers mentioned that he was trying to save the aircraft.