Pilot Skill Quotes

The thing is helicopters are different from airplanes An airplane by it's nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongly by unusual events or incompetent piloting, it will fly.

The highest art form of all is a human being in control of himself and his airplane in flight, urging the spirit of a machine to match his own.

Every pilot thinks they're the best pilot in the world. I think I'm the best pilot.

If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing.

Pilots enjoy the fun and challenge of handling the fancy machine.

The thing is, helicopters are different from planes. An airplane by it's nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongly by unusual events or by a deliberately incompetent pilot, it will fly. A helicopter does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces and controls working in opposition to each other, and if there is any disturbance in this delicate balance the helicopter stops flying; immediately and disastrously. There is no such thing as a gliding helicopter.

A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill.

If a natural disaster like a flock of birds or a bolt of lightning causes a plane's engines to fail, you know what should be expected? That the pilot will keep his or her wits about them and do their best to save each and every soul on board. That's precisely what Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger and the rest of his crew did.

There was nothing subtle about our landing. The pilot just pointed the nose at the ground and let her rip.

First of all, I don't think they have to go that high. That is not necessary, to be that high in the air. I think they're showing off, those pilots. I think we could just go really fast just a few feet off the ground. Just high enough to miss the animals.

I expertly angled my raison bran to accomodate the g-forces.

Whenever you get on the plane, the flight attendant will always tell you the name of your pilot. Like anyone goes, Oh, he's good.

They say any landing you can walk away from is a good one.

Once my pilot and I push and jump into the sled, I hold on for dear life in the back while she skillfully and hopefully quickly navigates the two of us down a mile of icy, often bumpy, sharp right and left turns. I then pull the brakes at the end.