Pilots Quotes - Page 2

I had a flight trainer who is one of the biggest and most famous helicopter pilots the world.

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

No wise pilot, no matter how great his talent and experience, fails to use his checklist.

I never intended to become a professional pilot. But, as I became more curious about aircraft, and, well, not being John Travolta, I realized that the only way I was ever going to fly a jet is if I got a job.

Let your soul be your pilot.

The time is gonna fly! You better make sure you're the pilot!

Flying is hypnotic and all pilots are willing victims to the spell.

And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight.

Honest pioneer work in the field of science has always been, and will continue to be, life's pilot. On all sides, life is surrounded by hostility. This puts us under an obligation.

Every pilot thinks they're the best pilot in the world. I think I'm the best pilot.

Life’s better with company. Everybody needs a co-pilot.

I market for the same reason a pilot keeps his engines running once he is off the ground.

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.

When I was training to be a pilot, there was a large section in the book on how to drop mail from the plane.

The J3 Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you.

Fighter pilots rove in the area allotted to them in any way they like, and when they spot an enemy they attack and shoot them down.... Everything else is rubbish.

Flight is the only truly new sensation than men have achieved in modern history.

To be a great pilot you have to make a pact with the devil, but don't let him swallow you up.

We did exactly what everybody in the country did, watching it. You entered this state of sort of denials. You think, well, it must have been a tragic accident by an amateur pilot. And then you see the next plane coming.

Whenever you get on the plane, the flight attendant will always tell you the name of your pilot. Like anyone goes, Oh, he's good.

Whether you are an astronomer or a life scientist, geophysicist, or a pilot, you've got to be there because you believe you are good in your field, and you can contribute, not because you are going to get a lot of fame or whatever when you get back.

Gravity. It's not just a good idea; it's the law!

But accuracy means something to me. It's vital to my sense of values. I've learned not to trust people who are inaccurate. Every aviator knows that if mechanics are inaccurate. aircraft crash.

Those who are enamoured of practice without science are like a pilot who goes into a ship without rudder or compass and never has any certainty of where he is going. Practice should always be based upon a sound knowledge of theory.

The principal task of a conductor is not to put himself in evidence but to disappear behind his functions as much as possible. We are pilots, not servants.