Great aviation guotes

[mpower]

another set of famous last words...

take her on down another thousand, I know this area real good.


thanks for the one about the guy floating down the runway, I will use that with captain ref + 15 this week!

 

[BigFlyr]

I don't know where we are but we're making great time!

Hey, lets make a 360 and get the heck out of here!

There are old pilots and bold pilots, but there aren't any old bold pilots.

 

[Typhoon1244]

I think we've all read Fate is the Hunter, so I'll tell you something different instead.

My father taught me:

"There's nothing more useless than altitude above you, runway
behind you, and fuel you left at the gate."

"The only time you've got too much fuel is when you're on fire."

"If it feels like something's wrong, it probably is."


And I came up with this one during a C.R.M. course at my company:

"If your first officer sudden starts addressing you in a very
diplomatic way, you're f_cking something up. Look around and
figure out what it is!" (And you can quote me on that!)

From the The Caine Mutiny, which I recommend all pilots read right after they finish Fate...:

"If I were you, Commander, I'd worry a little less about making mistakes, and a little more about doing the most sensible and useful thing that occurs to you in any given circumstances."

And finally, my favorite...from Robert Mason, author of Chickenhawk:

"Pilots don't march."

 

[Flydaplane]

Here's one I just heard tonight

Today's 60 minutes coverage of the first few hours in the bunker under the Whitehouse on 9-11. Pres. Bush says to Cheney

"We're at war Dick we're gonna find out who did this and kick their ass!!!"

 

[charley varrick]

Although we are supposed be erudite and quote our favorite aviation literature saying, I'll cite the cheesiest avit movie of all time, Airport 1975: "Once again, skill and daring overcome fear and anxiety."

And, when the FO has turned off the a/p, I quote, "Luke, you've turned off your computer, is something wrong?" (From Star Wars.) I think it's funny, but only ever got one laugh.

 

[starchkr]

When you are very high on short final and tower asks if you can get it down...

You reply "... like a Bonanza full of doctors"

 

[Typhoon1244]

"Well you're high...but, you're fast."

 

[Smoking Man]

“In an emergency the first thing you need to do is scratch you a$$ and think about it so you don’t do something stupid and make it worse"!

 

[Typhoon1244]

“In an emergency the first thing you need to do is scratch you a$$ and think about it so you don’t do something stupid and make it worse"!

"Feather One!" "Which one?"

 

[adrianh11]

From Fate is the Hunter

First Officer pulls the gear up before captain breaks ground....

"If you ever do that again I'll write you out of my will."

best one in the book IMHO

Adrian