02/07/2006
A photographer for a national magazine was assigned to take pictures of a great forest fire. He was advised that a small plane would be waiting to fly him over the fire.
The photographer arrived at the airstrip just an hour before sundown. Sure enough, a small Cessna airplane was waiting. He jumped in with his equipment and shouted, "Let's go!" The tense man sitting in the pilot's seat swung the plane into the wind and soon they were in the air, though flying erratically.
"Fly over the north side of the fire," said the photographer, "and make several low-level passes." "Why?" asked the nervous pilot. "Because I'm going to take pictures!" yelled the photographer. "I'm a photographer, and photographers take pictures."
The pilot replied, "You mean you're not the flight instructor?"
25/06/2006
The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
In a twin-engine aircraft, the purpose of the second engine is to supply the pilot with enough power to fly to the scene of the crash.
When a prang seems inevitable, endeavor to strike the softest, cheapest object in the vicinity, as slowly and gently as possible. - Advice given to RAF pilots during W.W.II.
When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No-one has ever collided with the sky.
Try to learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.
If God had meant man to fly, he'd have given him lots more money.
23/06/2006
Airplane skin doesn't wrinkle as badly.
Airplanes don't take forever to warm up.
Airplanes like to do it inverted.
It's easier to get 'trim' in an airplane.
You can keep an airplane from stalling.
Airplanes can be turned on by a flick of a switch.
An airplane won't slap you for being a 'bush pilot.'
You don't always have to be on top to ride an airplane.
An airplane doesn't ask you to put on a raincoat before entry.
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