I'll post a collection of Pilot wisdom/wit every so often, enjoy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -In flying I have learned that carelessness and overconfidence are usually far more dangerous than deliberately accepted risks. - Wilbur Wright in a letter to his father, September 1900 -It is solely the pilot's responsibility to never let any other thing touch his aircraft. -The ultimate responsibility of the pilot is to fulfill the dreams of the countless millions of earthbound ancestors who could only stare skyward and wish. -Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them. Also if helicopters are so safe, how come there are no vintage / classic helicopter fly-ins? -Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory... in other words, for every take-off, there WILL be a landing. -Stay out of clouds. The silver lining everyone keeps talking about might be another aircraft going in the opposite direction. Reliable sources also report that mountains have been known to hide out in clouds. -In the ongoing battle between objects made of aluminum and wood going hundreds of miles per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose. -Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed -"Unskilled" pilots are always found in the wreckage with their hand around the microphone. -What's the difference between God and fighter pilots? God doesn't think he's a fighter pilot. -A male pilot is a confused soul who talks about women when he's flying, and about flying when he's with a woman. -Airspeed, altitude, or brains; you always need at least two. -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 to experience all three at the same time. -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. -Rule one: No matter what else happens, fly the airplane. -Flying is hours of boredom, punctuated by moments of stark terror. -The propeller is just a big fan in the front of the plane to keep the pilot cool. Want proof? Make it stop; then watch the pilot break out into a sweat. Happy hunting boys! Teh Potato
lmao - it was all great, but I really loved this one: "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."
-Flying is hours of boredom, punctuated by moments of stark terror. Brilliant, seems to sum up my life pretty accurately!
Awesome post Disco! "keep looking around, there is always something you've missed" - so true. As a matter of fact most of those quotes are so true and epic. This one is from me, frame it and hang it over your monitor: - always check your six, you will see more targets that way
On that I hate when I can't tag a tail for a team mate to use the attack player x command. It's more effective than cover me. I just find that switching free view to look back can be risky as you will stop turning and level out which makes you an easier target. Unless there is a button for looking straight back quickly rather than having to scan with a mouse. Although I imagine trackIR fixes this problem
