Pilot Wisdom
Speed is life. Altitude is life insurance.
If your flight is going remarkably well, something was forgotten.
Pilot Wisdom
’I prefer the word aviatrix. It has more zing to it.’
‘It’s very zingy,’ I agreed.
Skybreaker, by Kenneth Oppel
I remember when sex was safe and flying was dangerous.
Pilot Wisdom
The three best things in life are a good landing, a good orgasm, and, a good bowel movement. The night carrier landing is one of the few opportunities in life where you get to experience all three at the same time.
Pilot Wisdom
Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver than you.
 - Richard Herman, Jr., ‘Firebreak’
Never be afraid to be an hour or a day or two late to your destination, it is always better than being many many years early.
Pilot Wisdom
You’ve never been lost until you’ve been lost at Mach 3.
Paul F. Crickmore
Stay away from the shiny spinning things.
Pilot Wisdom
Don’t forget to keep the blue side up.
Pilot Wisdom