Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

We could use some smiles right about now, hopefully this will make a few smiles, especially those who love aviation.....

God does not subtract from man’s allotted time the hours spent while flying, but He exacts harsh penalties for those who do not learn to land properly.

Mommy, I want to grow up and be a pilot. Honey, you can’t do both.

When you see a tree in the clouds, it’s not good news.

Heaven is crowded with civilian pilots who did not get their Instrument Rating.

Aviation’s greatest invention was the relief tube.

I'm at the age when I realize the best thing about flying fighters was free oxygen.

Takeoffs are optional, landings are mandatory.

Never fly the “A” model of anything.

Pilots - looking down on people since 1903.

There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, no pilot knows exactly what they are.

The average fighter pilot despite a swaggering personality and confident exterior is capable of feelings such as love, affection, humility, caring and intimacy. They just don’t involve others.

Pilot dictum: remember, in the end, gravity always wins.

You can only tie the record for flying low.

Newton’s Law: What goes up must come down. Squadron Commander’s Law: What comes down better be able to go up again!

Beer was invented to make pilot stories more interesting

Death is God’s way of telling pilots to watch their airspeed on final.

You can’t fly unless you can land, but you can’t land unless you can fly. So, which is it?

FAA motto for pilots: “We’re not happy unless you’re not happy.”

flyguy Loc: Las Cruces, New Mexico

Lots of good quotes --- liked them all and thanks for posting.

Daryl New Loc: Wellington,New Zealand

Great,so true.....

dick ranez

The are bold pilots, there are old pilots, there ate no old, bold pilots.

ragon Loc: Wisconsin

Heard this from a guy at the EAA show in Oskosh, WI

"Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing."

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Lots of good quotes and quite a few I'd never seen before.
--Bob

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

The most dangerous part of flying is driving to the airport.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Years ago, a friend of mine clued me in on this quote. He was a Lufthansa pilot and told me it's, "Any landing you survive for more than 24 hours is a good landing. A great landing allows one to reuse the airplane."
--Bob

MSW

knew an A-10 driver back in the long ago. The most scathing thing he ever said about anyone was "Non- rated puke" and he really was trying to start a bar fight.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

I told my wife I want to fly in a MiG29 Fulcrum at the edge of space. She is taking me to a psychiatrist on Tuesday. I may be hospitalized by Wednesday.

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

After a long cruise away from the wife & family, usually about 7-8 months, getting those beaten down aircraft ready for a flyoff from the aircraft carrier to their home bases we had another saying....regardless of wanting to get home to the wife early, "an erection was not a good judge of an 'UP' aircraft.".... We took some a/c that probably shouldn't have been flown....

Ourspolair

Should be posted in the "Drones" forum as well!

Ourspolair

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

Glad everyone got a kick out of these and enjoyed these quotes, needed a smile. Lots of things happen in aviation, especially in carrier aviation, I found out its absolutely sheer joy interspersed by moments sheer terror...Cheers everyone, we'll get over this Covid and election soon enough.

Ourspolair

Watch out for the old fogies home with only male attendants... It seems to be on my daughter's list of "What to do next with dad"...