Aviation Quotes - Page 2

Instrument flying is an unnatural act probably punishable by God.

This book is dedicated to all those who fell by the airside, for nothing is wasted, and every apparent failure is but a challenge to others.

Whatever Boelcke told us was taken as Gospel!

Nobody who gets too damned relaxed builds up much flying time.

I don't care what you cover the seats with as long as you cover them with assholes.

Who was the best pilot I ever saw? You're lookin' at 'im.

The wish to be able to fly is to be understood as nothing else than a longing to be capable of sexual performance.

Everything in the air that is beneath me, especially if it is a one seater . . . is lost, for it cannot shoot to the rear.

Sometimes you have to go up really high to see how small you are.

If you don't like what you see, stop looking.

The emergencies you train for almost never happen. It's the one you can't train for that kills you.

Nothing said I had to crash.

You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.

I can cure your men of walking off the [flight] program. Let's put on the girls.

The important thing in aeroplanes is that they shall be speedy.

Ah hell. We had more fun in a week than those weenies had in a lifetime.

Mistakes are inevitable in aviation, especially when one is still learning new things. The trick is to not make the mistake that will kill you.

There are a lot of parallels between what we're doing and an expensive watch. It's very complex, has a lot of parts and it only has value when it's predictable and reliable.

There are two critical points in every aerial flight-its beginning and its end.

Aviation is for the common man. My goal is to enable everyone to fly. It shouldnt be only for the rich.

No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.

With the possible exception of having more pleasing lines to the eye while in flight, the monoplane possesses no material advantage over the biplane.

I pay those guys to fly, so let them fly. I'll be damned if I'll pay them to just sit there.

I just made a balls of it, old boy. That's all there was to it.

It's all right if your automobile goes wrong while you are driving it. You can get out in the road and tinker with it. But if your airplane breaks down, you can't sit on a convenient cloud and tinker with that!