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SandL 09-16-2012 04:50 PM

Great words of advice
 
Getting low on Fuel the other day got me thinking, how much shall I put in ? Then I remembered the phrase
"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire"
I then recalled a few other words of wisdom
"Runway behind you is useless" "Sky above you is useless"
"better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than in the air wishing you were on the ground"

any more spring to mind ?

SandL 09-16-2012 04:54 PM

shall I fly today ?
"If there is any doubt, then there is no doubt"

Steve McGowan 09-16-2012 04:55 PM

Got Ya One More !
 
When Your Dumb,, Ya Gotta Be Tuff!

SandL 09-16-2012 04:58 PM

how to land

"aim at the ground, then try to miss"

"There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but very few old bold pilots "

CLS447 09-16-2012 06:40 PM

Life is a bitch & then you marry one !

rfsolutions 09-16-2012 07:07 PM

I'd rather be lucky than good!

Never argue with an idiot. They'll always bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

GyroDel 09-16-2012 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CLS447 (Post 492985)
Life is a bitch & then you marry one !

I always hated this one. If she's a bitch why would anyone marry her? It's when she is a bitch then you divorce her.

OK just got it, I divorce her and the new husband gets the bitch. Jokes on him.

thesultanofscud 09-16-2012 08:01 PM

This is something I've always thought when it comes to resources, whether they be fuel, a flashlight, a chart, a copilot—or in more serious cases—a gun or a condom:

"Better to have and not need than need and not have."

BEN S 09-16-2012 08:21 PM

"Low and slow is a quick way to get killed"....(stay out of the HV curve)
"You ain't done flying till the rotor stops turning"...(most accidents are taxiing or close to ground accidents)
"It's better to look like an idiot for running low on fuel and landing at a gas station, then to PROVE it by flying past the gas station and not making it to your destination" (obvious)

Rusty Russell 09-17-2012 01:24 AM

Taking off is Optional............Landing is Compulsory

Steve_UK 09-17-2012 01:42 AM

There are Old pilots and there are Bold pilots
but there are no old bold pilots


Take Care

SandL 09-17-2012 01:50 AM

ummm shall i fly with this minor defect ?

"It's much easier to fix it on the ground than in the air"

bryancobb 09-17-2012 02:48 AM

When the pilot asked James Gregory (famous stand-up comic) how much he and his wife weighed...He asked "Why do you want to know?" The pilot answered "So I'll know how much fuel I can put in." Mr. Gregory replied "Crap! Fill it up!!!!!" "I'd hate to know we died because some fat lady lied about her weight!"

dick 09-17-2012 12:22 PM

Good Pilots have something to say, Dumb Pilots just wanna say sumem...

eddie 09-17-2012 01:16 PM

I'am from the FAA, and I,am here to help.


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