Mttvannest

My room mate was making fun of how many sayings I have that pertain to airplanes or RC. I just wanted to start a thread to see if you all could come up with some I haven't heard.
Here are some of my favorites for example:
1. When inverted down is up and up is expensive.
2. Nose heavy flies poorly, Tail heavy flies once.
3. If it looks like it will fly it probably will.
4. You can fly a brick with enough engine.
5. In RC, any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.

Lets see what you got!

MinnFlyer

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If you're gonna fly 'em, you're gonna break 'em

Taking off is optional, landing is mandatory.

Flying is the second greatest thrill known to man - landing is the first.

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read - Groucho Marx

(Ok, that last one is not about airplanes, but it's one of my favorites )

jetmech05

when you're inverted.....when in doubt roll out....
4 useless things in aviation
1 fuel in the fuel jug
2 altitude above you
3 runway behind you
4 airspeed you don't need
And lastly......better to have the power and not need it, than to need the power and not have it

Top_Gunn

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If God had wanted us to fly, He'd have given us more money.

dasintex

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Here are few that comes to mind!

It's not IF you crash, but WHEN will you crash!

Every plane has an expiration date, you just don't know what the date is!

airbusdrvr

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.


You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3. - Paul F. Crickmore


Airspeed, altitude or brains: Two are always needed to successfully complete the
flight.


When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was forgotten. - Robert
Livingston, "Flying The Aeronca"


Just remember, if you crash because of weather, your funeral will be held on a
sunny day. - Layton A. Bennett


Never fly the 'A' model of anything. - Ed Thompson


A pilot who doesn't have any fear probably isn't flying his plane to its
maximum. - Jon McBride, astronaut


If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as
possible. - Bob Hoover


If an airplane is still in one piece, don't cheat on it; Ride the ******* down.
- Ernest K. Gann, advice from the 'old pelican'


Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death I Shall Fear No Evil For I Am 80,000
Feet and Climbing. - Sign over the entrance to the SR-71 operating location on
Kadena.


Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver than you. - Richard Herman,
Jr., 'Firebreak'


There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime. - Sign over
squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970.


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.


The three most common expressions in aviation are, "Why is it doing that?",
"Where are we?" and "Oh Crap".


Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers.


A smooth landing is mostly luck; two in a row is all luck; three in a row is
prevarication.


Helicopters are for the rich... or the enlisted.

WCB

There is only one emotion that surpasses the thrill of flight.... the sheer terror at the unexpected end of it.

56 CHEVY

I've been told this, "I never want to see you crash your plane, but if you're going to crash, I want to see it."

foodstick

In reguards to airplanes my friend often said. "We've never left one up there.."

And nobody remembered the infamous "I have planted alot of balsa, but never grown any trees!"

I always like the term REKITTED for crashes ....I guess even ARFS have the potential to be a kit !

mcmcintyre

There are three simple rules for making a perfect landing everytime. The only problem is, nobody can remember them...

Gray Beard

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The wind is your friend.
The plane doesn't know it is upside down.
Keep your fingers out of the spinning part.
Gravity sucks.

Mttvannest

There is no replacement for displacement! That's why my .40 models have .90's

This is cool so far, keep them coming guys!

andrew66

"there are more planes in the sea than subs in the sky" Found that one in a funny quotes book

No matter what happens, fly the ******* airplane

You will only forget to put the gear down once

Any landing that you can walk away from is a good landing. If the plane is still useable, then thats a bonus.

The ground always wins

Dont run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at the same time

Kennelmaster

The definition of a slip is when the tail hits the tree trunk first

The definition of a skid is when the fuselage hits the tree trunk first

The definition of airspeed is how fast you hit the tree trunk

The definition of torque is how far into the trunk you go 

rc airplane nut

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"Trees at flying fields are cannibals"

victorzamora

It's better to be on the ground, wishing you were in the air than in the air, wishing you were on the ground.

The propeller is nothing but a giant fan to keep the pilot cool. When it quits you can really watch him start to sweat.

andrew66

I experienced that while doing my multi rating. We are required to simulate engine failures, but when its the real deal, it is really nerve racking. come to think of it, i was sweating a bit. Thank god it didnt happen to both

proptop

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It's better to break ground and head into wind, than to break wind and head into the ground...

ZERO-322

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IF you have to bend over more then once to pick up your airplane at the end of a landing , then you really didn't land but rather crashed ! LOL

jrcaster

That tree jumped up and snatched my plane out of the air. I saw it.

Champ-RCU

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A Good Flight is when you run out of Altitude, Airspeed, Fuel, and Ideas all at the same time.

MTY

TFF

astronaut Frank Borman , "A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill."

DRC1

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"Wrong rudder is the most powerful force in the world"...Author Unknown

Lomcevak Duck

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The most feared phrase in all of kit building: "Sand to shape."

eagledancer

law of the 3 "W"s
wheels, wings or women its going to give you trouble

a perfect landing is when you can immediately reuse the airplane

all planes has a expiration date, its just not written on it