the essential rules of flying

[yamahonkawazuki]

lol i agree


> The rules of flying:
>
> 1. Every takeoff is optional. Every
> landing is
> mandatory.
>
> 2. 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 back, then
> they get bigger again.
>
> 3. Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is
> what's
> dangerous.
>
> 4. The only time you have too much fuel
> is when you're
> on fire.
>
> 5. A 'good' landing is one you can walk
> away from. A
> 'great' landing is one after which they
> can use the
> plane again.
>
> 6. The probability of survival is
> inversely
> proportional to the angle of arrival.
> Large angle of
> arrival, small probability of survival
> and vice versa.
>
> 7. It's always better to be down here
> wishing you were
> up there than up there wishing you were
> down here.
>
> 8. 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.
>
> 9. When in doubt, hold on to your
> altitude. No one has
> ever collided with the sky.
>
> 10. Learn from the mistakes of others.
> You won't live
> long enough to make all of them
> yourself.
>
> 11. You know you've landed with the
> wheels up if it
> takes full power to taxi to the ramp.
>
> 12. Never let an aircraft take you
> somewhere your
> brain didn't get to five minutes
> earlier.
>
> 13. Stay out of clouds. The silver
> lining everyone
> keeps talking about might be another
> airplane going in
> the opposite direction. Reliable sources
> also report
> that mountains have been known to hide
> out in clouds.
>
>
>
> 14. Always try to keep
> the number of landings you make
> equal to the number of take offs you've
> made.
>
> 15. There are three simple rules for
> making a smooth
> landing. Unfortunately no one knows what
> they are.
>
> 16. 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.
>
> 17. Helicopters can't fly; they're just
> so ugly the
> earth repels them.
>
> 18. If all you can see out of the window
> is ground
> that's going round and round and all you
> can hear is
> commotion coming from the passenger
> compartment,
> things are not at all as they should be.
>
>
> 19. In the ongoing battle between
> objects made of
> aluminum going hundreds of miles per
> hour and the
> ground going zero miles per hour, the
> ground has yet
> to lose.
>
> 20. Good judgment comes from experience.
> Unfortunately, the experience usually
> comes from bad
> judgment.
>
> 21. It's always a good idea to keep the
> pointy end
> going forward as much as possible.
>
> 22. Keep looking around. There's always
> something
> you've missed.
>
> 23. Remember, gravity is not just a good
> idea. It's
> the law. And it's not subject to repeal.
>
>
> 24. The three most useless things to a
> pilot are the
> altitude above you, runway behind you ,
> and fuel that's
> not in your tanks.
>
> SSgt Jerry Sasser
> F-22 MRA Instructor
> Sheppard AFB, TX

[ohgood]

#11 rocks.

[ajaxgs]

how true these things are!!!!


just like in the world of raceing.........wide open till you see GOD then BRAKE!!!!

[ben2go]

One day I hope to be good enough to memorize that and compete in the world air races. 

[yamahonkawazuki]

↑  that would be awesome. ↑, me ill just have to settle for an ultralite

[ben2go]

I doubt I'll ever be in the world air races,but there's a class where you can race experimental.The plane are called Sonerai and they are powered by a stock 1600cc air cooled VW Bettle engine.That may be as close as I ever get.

[yamahonkawazuki]

[Jughead]

The Way I see it->

"I don't Care How High I get as Long as I have one foot on the Ground."

                                                                        ------ My Cousin Gordy-----