8 posts tagged “cute”

'It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.' 
- US. Air Force Manual  
----------- --------- --------- --------- 
'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never 
encountered automatic weapons.' - General Mac Arthur 
------------ --------- --------- --------- 
'You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me.' 
- U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt. 
------ ------ --------- --------- ---------
'Tracers work both ways.' - U.S. Army Ordnance 
------------ --------- --------- --------- 
'Five second fuses last only three seconds.' - Infantry Journal 
----------- - --- ------ --------- --------- 
'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.' 
------------ --------- --------- --------- 
'Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do' 
- Unknown Marine Recruit 
------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- 
'If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him.' 
- USAF Ammo Troop  
------------ --------- --------- --------- 
'Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death , I Shall Fear No Evil. 
For I am at 50,000 Feet and Climbing.' 
------------ --------- --------- --------- 
'You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.'

 - Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot) 
------------ --------- --------- --------- 
'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.' 
------------ --------- -- ------- --------- 
'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.' 
------------ --------- ------- -- ---------  
'Even with ammunition, the USAF  is just another expensive flying club.' 
----------- --------- --------- --------- 
'What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?

 If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies;

 If ATC screws up, .... The pilot dies.' 
------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- 
'Never trade luck for skill.'

------------ --------- --------- --------- 

The three most common expressions (or famous last words), 
in aviation are: 
'Why is it doing that?' 
'Where are we?' 
And 
'Oh S...!' 
----------- --------- --------- --------- 

'Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.'

------------ --------- --------- --------- -

'Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; 
we have never left one up there!' 
----------- --------- --------- --------- 
'Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight 
to a person on the ground incapable of understanding 
or doing anything about it.'  
------------ --------- --------- --------- 
'The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; 
it can just barely kill you.' - Attributed to Max Stanley

(Northrop test pilot)  
------------ --------- --------- ---------