Aviation is full of adventure, excitement and wonder. Aviation enthusiasts have a way of expressing those emotions and feelings in some remarkable sayings. Some aviation sayings are safety related, some are procedural and some are just plain fun!
Below are some of the best! Please add to the list and share your favorite aviation sayings. Listed in no particular order. If you know who originated any of these comment below. Disclaimer! We do not guarantee the accuracy of these quotes or who actually said them!
No matter what else happens, fly the airplane
Aviate, Navigate, Communicate
Flying is hours of boredom, punctuated by moments of stark terror
Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing
Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death …I Shall Fear No Evil . For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing
If something hasn’t broken on your helicopter, it’s about to
The first time I ever saw a jet, I shot it down. – General Chuck Yeager, USAF
If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger, if you pull the stick back they get smaller
If something hasn’t broken on your helicopter, it’s about to
Helicopters don’t fly. They beat the air into submission
If you ain’t cheating, your not trying (air-to-air combat)
Airspeed is life
IFR: I Follow Roads
How low can you go
There are no new ways to crash airplanes
To err is human, to forgive is divine; neither of which is Air Force policy
Flying is not dangerous; crashing is dangerous
If you’re faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible. – Bob Hoover
You’ve never been lost until you’ve been lost at Mach 3. – Paul F. Crickmore
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Aviation is full of adventure, excitement and wonder. Aviation enthusiasts have a way of expressing those emotions and feelings in some remarkable sayings. Some aviation sayings are safety related, some are procedural and some are just plain fun!
Below are some of the best! Please add to the list and share your favorite aviation sayings. Listed in no particular order. If you know who originated any of these comment below. Disclaimer! We do not guarantee the accuracy of these quotes or who actually said them!
No matter what else happens, fly the airplane
Aviate, Navigate, Communicate
Flying is hours of boredom, punctuated by moments of stark terror
Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing
Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death …I Shall Fear No Evil . For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing
If something hasn’t broken on your helicopter, it’s about to
The first time I ever saw a jet, I shot it down. – General Chuck Yeager, USAF
If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger, if you pull the stick back they get smaller
If something hasn’t broken on your helicopter, it’s about to
Helicopters don’t fly. They beat the air into submission
If you ain’t cheating, your not trying (air-to-air combat)
Airspeed is life
IFR: I Follow Roads
How low can you go
There are no new ways to crash airplanes
To err is human, to forgive is divine; neither of which is Air Force policy
Flying is not dangerous; crashing is dangerous
If you’re faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible. – Bob Hoover
You’ve never been lost until you’ve been lost at Mach 3. – Paul F. Crickmore
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