A friend of mine sent these to me. Some I've heard before, some are new. Thought I'd share with you folks. Enjoy.

In case you've forgotten.

When a flight is proceeding incredibly well,
something was forgotten.
- Robert Livingston, 'Flying The Aeronca

The only time an aircraft has too much fuel
on board is when it is on fire.
- Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, sometime
before his death in the 1920's

Just remember, if you crash because of
weather, your funeral will be held on a sunny
day.
- Layton A. Bennett

I hope you either take up parachute jumping
or stay out of single-motored airplanes at
night.
- Charles A. Lindbergh, to Wiley Post, 1931

Never fly the 'A' model of anything.
- Ed Thompson

Never fly anything that doesn't have the
paint worn off the Rudder Pedals.
- Harry Bill

Keep thy airspeed up, less the earth come
from below and smite thee. -
William Kershner

Instrument flying is when your mind gets a
grip on the fact that there is vision beyond
sight.
- U.S. Navy 'Approach' magazine circa W.W.II.

The Cub is the safest airplane in the world;
it can just barely kill you.
- attributed to Max Stanley, Northrop test
pilot

If you're faced with a forced landing, fly
the thing as far into the crash as possible.
- Bob Hoover

It occurred to me that if I did not handle
the crash correctly, there would be no
survivors.
- Richard Leakey, after engine failure in a
single engine aircraft. Nairobi, Africa, 1993.

If an airplane is still in one piece, don't
cheat on it. Ride the bastard down.
- Ernest K. Gann,

Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death I
Shall Fear No Evil For I am 80,000 feet and
Climbing.
- sign over the entrance to the SR-71
operating location on Kadena AB Okinawa

You've never been lost until you've been lost
at Mach 3.
- Paul F Crickmore,

The emergencies you train for almost never
happen. It's the one you can't train for that
kills you.
- Ernest K. Gann, advice from the 'old
pelican'

Never fly in the same cockpit with someone
braver than you.
Richard Herman Jr., 'Firebreak'

There is no reason to fly through a
thunderstorm in peacetime.
Sign over squadron ops desk at
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1972.

An airplane might disappoint any pilot but
it'll never surprise a good one
- Len Morgan

To most people, the sky is the limit. To
those who love aviation, the sky is home.

The three best things in life are a good
landing, a good orgasm, and good bowel
movement. --- The night carrier landing is one of the few opportunities in life to experience all three at the same time.

(A DC-9 captain trainee attempting to check
out on the 'glass cockpit' of an A-320.) "Now I know what a dog feels like watching TV."

It only takes two things to fly:--- airspeed
and money.

What is the similarity between air traffic
controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up,
the pilot dies. If ATC screws up, the pilot
dies.

It's better to break ground and head into the
wind than to break wind and head into the
ground.

The difference between flight attendants and
jet engines is that the engine usually quits
whining when it gets to the gate.

A copilot is a knothead until he spots
opposite direction traffic at 12 o'clock, after which he's a goof-off for not seeing it sooner.

Without ammunition the USAF would be just
another expensive flying club.

If something hasn't broken on your
helicopter, it's about to.

I give that landing a 9 . . . on the Richter
scale. (My favorite..ha!)

Unknown landing signal officer to carrier
pilot after his 6th unsuccessful landing
attempt: "You've got to land here son, this is where the food is."

***And MY airline pilot informant's personal
favorite: New FAA motto: "We're not happy,
till you're not happy.

Later...
--
Larry - Cherokee 53J
PPL/ASEL/IA
Memphis, TN