[Rhodes22-list] Here's one for Brad. Basic rules for pilots. (Humor)

[brad haslett]

Rummy,

All true.  The only thing I can add to that is the
most often heard phrase on the cockpit voice recorder
(CVR) prior to impact, "OH SHIT!", and the latest
addition to the aviation lexicon since glass cockpits
became commonplace, "what's it doing now?"

Brad


--- R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

>  
> Basic Rules for Pilots 
> 
> Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go near
> the edges of it.  The 
> edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance
> of ground, buildings,  sea, 
> trees and interstellar space. It is much more
> difficult to fly there.  
> 
> You know that your landing gear is up and locked
> when it takes full  power to 
> taxi to the terminal. 
> 
> The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in  the world;
> it can just barely kill 
> you. 
> 
> Blue water Navy truism: There  are more planes in
> the ocean than there are 
> submarines in the sky. 
> 
> If  the wings are traveling faster than the
> fuselage, it's probably a 
> helicopter --  and, therefore, unsafe. 
> 
> When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane, 
> you always have enough 
> power left to get you to the scene of the crash.  
> 
> Without ammunition, the USAF would just be another
> expensive flying  club. 
> 
> I remember when sex was safe and flying was
> dangerous. 
> 
> If  you're faced with a forced landing, fly the
> thing as far into the crash 
> as  possible. 
> 
> You've never been lost until you've been lost at
> Mach 3.  
> 
> Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver
> than you. 
> 
> Just  remember, if you crash because of weather,
> your funeral will be held on 
> a sunny  day. 
> 
> When a flight is proceeding incredibly well,
> something was  forgotten. 
> 
> The three most common expressions (aka famous last
> words) in  aviation are: 
> "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?", and "Uh
> oh."  
> 
> 
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