Pilots Quotes

Pilots Quote of the day

The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

May the strength of God pilot us, may the wisdom of God instruct us, may the hand of God protect us, may the word of God direct us. Be always ours this day and for evermore.

At that time [1909] the chief engineer was almost always the chief test pilot as well. That had the fortunate result of eliminating poor engineering early in aviation.

The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that area. Anything else is rubbish.

I intend to be the greatest golfer in the world, the finest film producer in Hollywood, the greatest pilot in the world, and the richest man in the world.

I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own.

Each test pilot I know considers him, or herself, now that there are women, to be the very best. It's very demeaning to step down the ladder once in a while

We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn't want to.

Any group of persons – prisoners, primitives, pilots, or patients – develop a life of their own that becomes meaningful, reasonable and normal once you get close to it.

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

Divas do it, golfers do it, pilots do it, violists do it, sprinters do it, soldiers do it, surgeons do it, astronauts do it...only business people think it isn't necessary to train.

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

In a calm sea every man is a pilot.

If you want to grow old as a pilot, you've got to know when to push it, and when to back off.

The best pilots fly more than the others; that's why they're the best.

But despite their heroic acts, the Vietnam Veterans of America continued to struggle to establish a combat badge in honor of these brave pilots and medics.

I don't have a fear of flying; I have a fear of crashing.

The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

There are pilots and there are pilots; with the good ones, it is inborn. You can't teach it. If you are a fighter pilot, you have to be willing to take risks.

I have a little history. I met Stone Temple Pilots, and their guitar player was a huge Extreme fan. Somewhere down the road, Extreme made its statement.

Aggressiveness was a fundamental to success in airtoair combat and if you ever caught a fighter pilot in a defensive mood you had him licked before you started shooting.

I've been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the No-Fly Zone

I employ 20 people in Vienna. The other 130 coworkers are pilots and flight companions. The Overhead is limited with me. Reduces naturally the costs of my fliers.

The most important thing for a fighter pilot is to get his first victory without too much shock.

The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down, and for the moment the whole burden of the war rested on the few hundred German fighter pilots on the Channel coast.

A pilot who says he has never been frightened in an airplane is, I'm afraid, lying.

You can never be an entrepreneur if you're afraid to lose money. It's like being a pilot who is afraid of bad weather.

An airplane might disappoint any pilot but it'll never surprise a good one.

Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.

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

Go in close, and when you think you are too close, go in closer.

The helicopter appeared so reluctant to fly forward that we even considered turning the pilot's seat around and letting it fly backward.

It was my view that no kill was worth the life of a wingman. . . . Pilots in my unit who lost wingmen on this basis were prohibited from leading a [section]. The were made to fly as wingman, instead.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Who was the best pilot I ever saw? You're lookin' at 'im.

Pilots are drawn to flying because it's a perfect combination of science, romance and adventure.

Most pilots learn, when they pin on their wings and go out and get in a fighter, especially, that one thing you don't do, you don't believe anything anybody tells you about an airplane.

No wise pilot, no matter how great his talent and experience, fails to use his checklist.

Flying is hypnotic and all pilots are willing victims to the spell.

Let your soul be your pilot.

And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight.

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

Honest pioneer work in the field of science has always been, and will continue to be, life's pilot. On all sides, life is surrounded by hostility. This puts us under an obligation.

Life’s better with company. Everybody needs a co-pilot.

Mistakes are inevitable in aviation, especially when one is still learning new things. The trick is to not make the mistake that will kill you.

The time is gonna fly! You better make sure you're the pilot!

So just as I want pilots on the planes that I fly, when it comes to monetary policy, I want to think that there is someone with sound judgement at the controls.

I market for the same reason a pilot keeps his engines running once he is off the ground.

When I was training to be a pilot, there was a large section in the book on how to drop mail from the plane.

The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to the target.