Cory Lidle Quotes

And, I wouldn't consider myself to be a natural pilot; I've had to work at it.

I learned the mechanics of how to fly a plane, but I never lifted a plane off the ground.

I got my private pilot's license in autumn 1986.

I learned to fly an airplane, and had my own airplane during the 1960s.

I realized how important it was to know something about aviation, and it was something I was interested in, so I followed my brother's footsteps and obtained my pilot's license.

I've had a private pilot's license for years and flown all round the U.K. and over to France.

I had never been so challenged in an airplane that I doubted the outcome.

So it's, I think it's quite, quite unique to fly with somebody with so much experience.

Of course, you always have to be concerned about hijacking. But with the measures that are in place right now, I'd say that probably the airways are as safe as they've been in a good number of years.

I feel very confident that Americans flying in the air are safe and that only under the most dire of circumstances would our pilots ever even request permission to do that.

I once made myself black out by pulling G too quickly while flying an F-18. Being unconscious in a single-seat airplane is not good. Fortunately, I woke up in time. I learned how to better plug-in my anti-G suit.

I fly my own airplane, and I have since 1960. I rarely fly anywhere other than my own airplane.

There's no such thing as a natural-born pilot.

And, of course, customers really need to feel safe and are seeking reassurance when they fly.

I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen to me in a plane that could happen. Except a crash.

Ever since I bought and started flying an airplane, it's been almost exclusively for business. I love to fly. It's a great joy to me. But rarely do I use it for any kind of pleasure, other than it is a pleasure to fly.

I fly an aeroplane, and I think a lot about how much I do not want ever to run into an optimistic air traffic controller. I just don't. I want a guy down there who's just waiting for the worst crash possible and petrified that it's going to happen on his watch. And then I feel safe flying into his territory.

I never did get hit, and neither did any of the leaders that I flew wing for.

I did a little bit of flying in high school, but I've just always been inspired and excited about airplanes.

I fly a light aircraft.

In my early days of flying, if you flew on instruments, you were inevitably going to fly in thunderstorms. That was just a part of the business of flying.

Roarke: You'd enjoy flying more if you'd learn the controls. Eve: I'd rather pretend I'm on the ground. Roarke: And how many vehicles have you wrecked, had blown up, or destroyed in the last, oh, two years? Eve: Think about that, then imagine it happening when I'm at the wheel at thirty thousand feet. Roarke: Good point. I'll do the flying.

There's simply no substitute for experience in terms of aviation safety.

I think aerobatic pilots make the best pilots because you know, you're just so confident in an aeroplane. If you're gonna get into trouble, I'd rather be with someone that's a skilled aerobatic pilot.

When you're asked to fly a 747 you better at least be able to fly a Piper cub.