Post by dennisp on Dec 30, 2008 21:40:25 GMT 8
I would like to share the following with you all from model jet pilot and also a Boeing 777 pilot...
OK we have all opened up our presents and had a bit of fun now its time for the truth about this thing called flight
Three useless things for an aircraft without power to its engines - height above, runway behind and ten seconds ago.
The three most famous last words in aviation are: “What does this do?” “Why is it doing that?” “What the .… was that?”
Airspeed, Attitude and Brains .Two of these are always necessary to complete a safe flight.
Think of the elevator stick as the “houses lever”. Pull it back and the houses get smaller, push it forwards and they get bigger.
Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually see the pilot sweating.
When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.
Submarines must be safer than airplanes; there are more airplanes in the ocean than there are submarines in the sky
A good landing is one you can walk away from. A great landing is one after which they can use the plane again.
Learn from the mistakes of others as you won’t live long enough to make all of them yourself.
You know you’ve landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to the ramp!
If a prang seems inevitable, try to hit the softest, cheapest, object in the vicinity, as slowly and gently as possible.
A parachutist jumps from a plane and drops like a stone pulling and tugging at his ripcord without success, and he sees a man coming up from the ground. He shouts as they pass” do you know anything about parachutes?” and man coming up says “No” do you know anything about gas cookers?”
Happy New Year and may the year ahead meet you with clear skies and happy landings.
OK we have all opened up our presents and had a bit of fun now its time for the truth about this thing called flight
Three useless things for an aircraft without power to its engines - height above, runway behind and ten seconds ago.
The three most famous last words in aviation are: “What does this do?” “Why is it doing that?” “What the .… was that?”
Airspeed, Attitude and Brains .Two of these are always necessary to complete a safe flight.
Think of the elevator stick as the “houses lever”. Pull it back and the houses get smaller, push it forwards and they get bigger.
Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually see the pilot sweating.
When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.
Submarines must be safer than airplanes; there are more airplanes in the ocean than there are submarines in the sky
A good landing is one you can walk away from. A great landing is one after which they can use the plane again.
Learn from the mistakes of others as you won’t live long enough to make all of them yourself.
You know you’ve landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to the ramp!
If a prang seems inevitable, try to hit the softest, cheapest, object in the vicinity, as slowly and gently as possible.
A parachutist jumps from a plane and drops like a stone pulling and tugging at his ripcord without success, and he sees a man coming up from the ground. He shouts as they pass” do you know anything about parachutes?” and man coming up says “No” do you know anything about gas cookers?”
Happy New Year and may the year ahead meet you with clear skies and happy landings.