Mathias Rust Quotes

Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying.

I live in the sky as a pilot, so it has great meaning to me.

Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which men will never have to cope.

I'd like to fly.

I love flying.

Go up in an airplane. Go high enough, and it's like we don't even exist.

I really love flying, but it's really nice to jump on a plane, sit back, and let someone else do the heavy lifting, but flying is my main passion for sure.

One of my great joys in life is being a pilot. There is a great sense of freedom in soaring through the sky. You get a different perspective up there. Seeing things that aren't so apparent from the ground.

Flying is such a joy. You just want to hoot.

The day I am not able to fly will be a sad day for me.

There's something just magical about flight. Period.

I love to fly so much.

My ears are huge. If there's ever a problem with a plane I'm on, they could just put me on the wing and I'll land the sucker.

When you get into an airplane by yourself and take off, you find yourself in this lovely, three-dimensional world where you can go in any direction. There is no feeling any more exciting than that.

We all fly. Once you leave the ground, you fly. Some people fly longer than others.

I love flying planes.

I thought you were supposed to be flying this thing, not pleasuring it.

When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.

A plane is of no use without the man or woman who flies it!

About forty miles away from Paris, I began to see the old trench flares they were sending up at Le Bourget. I knew then I had made it, and as I approached the field with all its lights, it was a simple matter to circle once and then pick a spot sufficiently far away from the crowd to land O.K.

Flying as Bob, there was always stress involved.

Let me do it. You tell me when you want it and where you want it to land, and I'll do it backwards and tell you when to take off.

There are different stages when you fly. The first stage is the dollhouse effect, seeing everything on Earth like it's a model. Suddenly, all of your concerns seem very small.

I don't own a helicopter because I want someone to bring me places quickly. I own it because it's an incredible machine that I like to fly and learn about. I like the complexity of it.

Same with anyone who's been flying for years and loves it still... we're part of a world we deeply love. Just as musicians feel about scores and melodies, dancers about the steps and flow of music, so we're one with the principle of flight, the magic of being aloft in the wind!