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Stupid sayings.

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Why do so many pilots use stupid sayings about aircraft accidents / incidents like the following ones?
There are two kinds of bush pilots. Those who have crashed, and those who are going to.

There are pilots who have landed gear up and those who are going to.
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Come on Cat, you should know the answer to this. Pilots say stupid stuff all the time. I think it would be too depressing to talk about why they say stupid stuff.
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I believe the intent is to tell you it happens a lot and don't make fun of someone else who had such a misfortune. It could happen to you and if it does, it happens very quickly.

I guess some people feel bad when others brag because they never had a accident.
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There are pilots who have said stupid sayings, and there are pilots who are going to say stupid sayings.
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Those are fairly condescending.
I personally like the one about underpowered light twins that, on one engine, will fly you straight to your crash site.
Also, There are old pilots, and bold pilots, but no old, bold, pilots.
Airspeed, Altitude, and Brains. You always need 2.

Personal favorite:
Any conflicting traffic, please advise.
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Well, there's one right there that makes some (false) assumptions and rates under the title of this thread:
"I personally like the one about underpowered light twins that, on one engine, will fly you straight to your crash site."

I've had several engine failures (including a rather spectacular one) in underpowered twins, and each time managed to land safety without damage to aircraft, persons or property. For the record, an engine failure in a single isn't guaranteed to end in a crash either.

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"At least he/she died doing what she/he loved". Don't ever try to sell that one on me.
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I guess some people feel bad when others brag because they never had a accident.
So if any pilot manages to fly their entire career without having wrecked any machines and then shares that with other pilots on an internet site it is bragging?

Looking back on my posts here I have always wondered how much was skill and how much was luck that I managed to fly accident free, how can that be taken as bragging?

Maybe the answer is don't bother using thoughtful judgement before you fly just leave it all to luck?
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Well uncle cat,
sometimes it depends how the person wrote a certain thing. Sometimes it depends how the other person read it.
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Oh, and i'd like to mention, I think you are correct to be proud of both the skill and good fourtune that resulted in your clean record.
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Oh, and i'd like to mention, I think you are correct to be proud of both the skill and good fourtune that resulted in your clean record.


If I were to try and give credit anywhere to managing to out-think flying machines for all those years the first credit would go to my first instructors who really insisted on attaining perfection.

Two of the best were women, Molly Beale and Marion Orr.

Molly ended up as a cooperate pilot and Marion ended up in Canada's hall of fame for her career that started as a ferry pilot during WW 2 flying fighters and bombers from N. America to Europe......Many years later I got to fly their route and can not imagine how they did it with the navigation equipment they had back then.

The next credit I will give is being able to say no when things just did not look right...or were obviously not right.

It cost me a few jobs, but in the end it got me some of the best jobs any pilot on earth could dream of.
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Changes in Latitudes wrote:"At least he/she died doing what she/he loved". Don't ever try to sell that one on me.
I used to fully agree with your comment, however having spent a fair amount of time over the past several years dealing with personal care home issues for my inlaws, the original quote is becoming a bit more platable to me.
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AirMail wrote:There are pilots who have said stupid sayings, and there are pilots who are going to say stupid sayings.

:laughbig:
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Let us all lighten up, please. I think allot of the "Stupid Sayings" are funny or at least rate a grin. We shouldn't take ourselves or our chosen Vocation so seriously!! (I say Vocation and not Profession as we don't have an Industry wide recognizable body that represents all of us (like ie. Doctors, Lawyers, etc.) that is respected and consulted by the Canadian Federal Government).

Now for the silly sayings: :D

-Running out of Altitude, Airspeed and Ideas all at the same time.
-We are all passengers below fifty feet.
-We all know there is less lift in dark air.
-Definition of a pilot? Someone who is too lazy to work and too stupid to steal.
-Who is the pilot in the bar, just wait, he'll tell you.
-Props are for boats and boots are made for walking in the water.
-Go get me a bucket of prop wash.
-We're making gas.
-You know; the airplane can do it! (if your Captain says this, update your resume and run away, seriously)
-I think we all know about the perfect layover for a B727 flight deck crew!! :)
-If we can get a couple of "Directs", we will land with Min. Div.
-I know we are too heavy, but it will smooth out if climb early

Those are just a few this old mind can remember right now, please share some others.

Fly safe,

G3
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The only time you have too much fuel is when you are on fire
The airplane will fly overwieght but not without fuel (but if if you overwieght with needed fuel...remove cargo)
Better to be on ground wishing your where flying..than in the air wishing you where on the ground
If you are lucky...one day you will take off knowing that this will be your last flight.
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Post by G3 »

I almost forgot my favorite one:

The problem with ice, is it tends to melt in the post crash fire!!

and

Ice is only good in a glass (with your favorite beverage)


Fly safe!!

G3
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Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect.



— Original author unknown, dates back to a World War II advisory.
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As an AME hated this one: "It flew yesterday didn't it?"
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Everybody is paying for a PPC, so why shouldn't I ?
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- "Watch this....."
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Expat wrote:- "Watch this....."
Full quote is actually: "Hold my beer and watch this..." :lol:
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Get me a bucket of prop wash.... HA! I love it.
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If it floats or flies it is going to cost you money.
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How about:
The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no.
or:
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
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CID wrote:How about:
The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no.
or:
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
Wow.... :roll:
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