'If the enemy is in range, so are you.' - Infantry Journal
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'It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just
bombed.' - U.S. Air Force Manual
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'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never
encountered automatic weapons.' - General Macarthur
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'You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me.' - U.S.
Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.
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'Tracers work both ways.' - U.S. Army Ordnance
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'Five second fuses only last three seconds.' - Infantry Journal
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'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.'
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'Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.' - Unknown
Marine Recruit
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'If you see a bomb technician running, follow him.' - USAF Ammo Troop
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'Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death , I Shall Fear No Evil. For I
am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.' - At the entrance to the old SR-71
operating base Kadena , Japan
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'You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.' - Paul F.
Crickmore (test pilot)
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'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.'
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'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a
helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
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'When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough
power left to get you to the scene of the crash.'
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'Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another expensive flying
club.'
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'What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If
a
pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, .... The pilot dies.'
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'Never trade luck for skill.'
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The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in aviation
are: 'Why is it doing that?', 'Where are we?' And 'Oh S...!'
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'Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully
complete the flight.'
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'Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!'
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'Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a
person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about
it.'
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'The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely
kill you.' - Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)
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'There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.' - Sign
over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970
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'If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.'
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'You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full
power to taxi to the terminal.'
(quote from an Aggie Pilot)
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As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn
off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives, the
rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks 'What happened?'.
The pilot's reply: 'I don't know, I just got here myself!' - Attributed
to Ray Crandell (Lockheed test pilot)
-----------------------------------------------------
'It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just
bombed.' - U.S. Air Force Manual
------------------------------------------------------
'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never
encountered automatic weapons.' - General Macarthur
-----------------------------------------------------
'You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me.' - U.S.
Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.
------------------------------------------------------
'Tracers work both ways.' - U.S. Army Ordnance
- -----------------------------------------------------
'Five second fuses only last three seconds.' - Infantry Journal
-------------------------------------------------------
'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.'
------------------------------------------------------
'Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.' - Unknown
Marine Recruit
-------------------------------------------------------
'If you see a bomb technician running, follow him.' - USAF Ammo Troop
-------------------------------------------------------
'Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death , I Shall Fear No Evil. For I
am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.' - At the entrance to the old SR-71
operating base Kadena , Japan
-------------------------------------------------------
'You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.' - Paul F.
Crickmore (test pilot)
-------------------------------------------------------
'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.'
-------------------------------------------------------
'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a
helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
-------------------------------------------------------
'When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough
power left to get you to the scene of the crash.'
-------------------------------------------------------
'Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another expensive flying
club.'
-------------------------------------------------------
'What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If
a
pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, .... The pilot dies.'
-------------------------------------------------------
'Never trade luck for skill.'
-------------------------------------------------------
The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in aviation
are: 'Why is it doing that?', 'Where are we?' And 'Oh S...!'
------------------------------------------------------
'Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully
complete the flight.'
-------------------------------------------------------
'Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!'
-------------------------------------------------------
'Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a
person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about
it.'
-------------------------------------------------------
'The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely
kill you.' - Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)
-------------------------------------------------------
'There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.' - Sign
over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970
-------------------------------------------------------
'If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.'
-------------------------------------------------------
'You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full
power to taxi to the terminal.'
(quote from an Aggie Pilot)
-------------------------------------------------------
As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn
off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives, the
rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks 'What happened?'.
The pilot's reply: 'I don't know, I just got here myself!' - Attributed
to Ray Crandell (Lockheed test pilot)
