Pilot's Quotes

“We intend to live forever. So far, so good."

"If you build a mile of highway, you can drive a mile; but if you build a mile of runway you can go anywhere in the world."

“Airspeed is cash in hand and altitude is money in the bank. Have neither and you are broke!!!”

“Death is just nature's way of telling you to watch your airspeed.”

“I know, but this guy doing the flying has no airline experience at all. He's a menace to himself and everything else in the air. ... Yes, birds too.”

“Nothing said I had to crash.”

“If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible.”

“I am sorry about the landing ladies and gentlemen, the pilot will now take over.”

"Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!”

 “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.”

 “Airspeed, altitude and brains.  Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.”

“A pilot without fear probably isn't flying his plane to its maximum.”

 “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.” 

“You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.”

 “Speed is life, altitude is life insurance.”

 “No one has ever collided with the sky.”

 “A "good" landing is one which you can walk away from. A great landing is one which lets you use the airplane another time.”

 “A superior pilot is a pilot using his superior mind to avoid to have to use his superior skills.”

"If at first you don't succeed, becoming a test pilot is not for you!"