Words of Wisdom

[Rusty Rudder]

99.9% of all flying accidents occur during the landing phase of flight. Otherwise, they wouldn't be accidents.

Who says, you ?

 

[Luvrv8]

Part of my pre flight brief on the PT-19, As long as the termites continue to hold hands the wings will be fine.

Trying to get friends to fly with me in my 172'. General Aviation has a perfect record, we have never left a person in the air.

My CFI told me this before my first cross country, If the fan in the front stops the insurance company then owns the plane, do what you have to to walk away.

 

[oilwell1415]

Rusty, think about what I said. It's a tongue in cheak bit of wisdom just like most of the other things in the thread. It is not an accident until the aircraft hits the ground. If you have an engine failure on takeoff it doesn't become an accident until the aircraft reaches the scene of the crash. Unless there is a midair collision you haven't had an accident until you hit the ground. Hitting the ground is the landing phase of flight. Use your sense of humor a bit and it makes perfect sense.

 

[Ward Holbrook]

Rusty, think about what I said. It's a tongue in cheak bit of wisdom just like most of the other things in the thread. It is not an accident until the aircraft hits the ground. If you have an engine failure on takeoff it doesn't become an accident until the aircraft reaches the scene of the crash. Unless there is a midair collision you haven't had an accident until you hit the ground. Hitting the ground is the landing phase of flight. Use your sense of humor a bit and it makes perfect sense.

Kind of like saying it's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop.

 

[Captain Sam]

From my flight instructor: twin engine aircraft are great safety insurance. If one engine fails, the other will take you to the scene of the crash.

 

[Rusty Rudder]

Rusty, think about what I said. It's a tongue in cheak bit of wisdom just like most of the other things in the thread. It is not an accident until the aircraft hits the ground. If you have an engine failure on takeoff it doesn't become an accident until the aircraft reaches the scene of the crash. Unless there is a midair collision you haven't had an accident until you hit the ground. Hitting the ground is the landing phase of flight. Use your sense of humor a bit and it makes perfect sense.

Kind of like saying it's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop.

 

[Bigdoggh]

General Aviation has a perfect record, we have never left a person in the air.

Can that be proven beyond a reasonable doubt! Several aircraft have gone missing and have never been found! Where’s Emelia Airhart. See what I mean? Aliens, severe up drafts, very strange indeed!

 

[BettyWhite]

And from the FAA: "We're not happy, until your not happy"

 

[N5479R]

I own that FAA Mission Statement T-shirt.

 

[C420sailor]

I used to have a great drawing. Broken into four parts:

1) Guy not smiling
2) Guy starting to smile
3) Another guy pops into frame with FAA shirt and says "No!"
4) Guy not smiling


My wisdom to contribute? The six [or seven] rules of ball flying:

1) Never lead a low or slow
2) Always lead a high or fast
3) If low and slow, fix the low, then the slow
4) If high and fast, fix the fast, then the high
5) Never re-center a high ball at the 'in-close' position
6) Fly the ball all the way to touchdown
7) Paddles is always right

Rules #1-5 translate great to landings in all airplanes, but please don't fly the PAPI all the way to terra firma.

And I'm out.

 

[Allan Goldstein]

"I thought I was the premier member of the Mile High Club, until I found out solo flight didn't count"

 

[BettyWhite]

What does GUMPS really stand for?

"Gear down,...Undercarriage down,...Main gear down,....Put the gear down stupid,...Sh__t, I forgot to put the gear down!"

 

[Challenger1]

What does GUMPS really stand for?

"Gear down,...Undercarriage down,...Main gear down,....Put the gear down stupid,...Sh__t, I forgot to put the gear down!"

I think it means Gas under carriage mixture prop seat belts.