…you remember when sex was safe and flying was dangerous….
The 3 most common "last words” in aviation
- “Why is it doing that?"
- "Where are we?"
- "Oh Shit!"
Three BASIC flying rules…
- 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.
If God had intended man to fly, he would not have….
……. invented Spanish Air Traffic Control.
— Lister, in the BBC TV series, ‘Red Dwarf.’
A pilot’s definition of a firewall…
Firewall: (1) The part of the airplane specially designed to allow all heat and exhaust to enter the cockpit. (2) The act of pulling 69 inches of manifold pressure, out of an engine designed to pull 60.
— Bob Stevens, “There I Was.”
Pilot Lands on a NYC Beach Because “It happens all the time in Alaska!”
Hat tip to Mike Collins of the AOPA Pilot Blog for noting a bizarre incident where a 24-year-old pilot landed a Piper Archer on New York City’s Rockaway Beach – roughly three miles from John F. Kennedy International Airport. He told authorities after it happened that “It happens all the time in Alaska!” However, they were not amused.
Mike also pointed out that the pilot’s conversation with air traffic control was downright bizarre and the controller even did everything he could to discourage the beach landing (The pilot was careful not to declare an emergency). Meanwhile, the NY Post has reported that the pilot was later rushed to the hospital from his home.
The FAA is reportedly still looking into the incident and no word on what, if any, action they will take.