Since we don't have a humour section, I will post this here since it is related to aviation. I think keeping the mood light is good for the site and our brains once in a while.
1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
2. Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal the number of take offs you've made.
3. When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No-one has ever collided with the sky.
4. The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large angle of arrival, small probability of survival and vice versa.
5. There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.
6. If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get smaller... That is, unless you keep pulling the stick all the way back, then they get bigger again.
7. You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
8. Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.
9. The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you, runway behind you and a tenth of a second ago.
10. There are old pilots and there are brave pilots. There are, however, no brave old pilots.
11. You know you've landed with the wheels up if you need to engage the afterburner to taxi to the hanger.
12. Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous.
13. The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
14. A 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away. A 'great' landing is one after which they can use the plane again.
15. The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.
16. Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them.
1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
2. Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal the number of take offs you've made.
3. When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No-one has ever collided with the sky.
4. The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large angle of arrival, small probability of survival and vice versa.
5. There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.
6. If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get smaller... That is, unless you keep pulling the stick all the way back, then they get bigger again.
7. You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
8. Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.
9. The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you, runway behind you and a tenth of a second ago.
10. There are old pilots and there are brave pilots. There are, however, no brave old pilots.
11. You know you've landed with the wheels up if you need to engage the afterburner to taxi to the hanger.
12. Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous.
13. The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
14. A 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away. A 'great' landing is one after which they can use the plane again.
15. The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.
16. Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them.