No one can build you the bridge on which you, and only you, must cross the river of life. There may be countless trails and bridges and demigods who would gladly carry you across; but only at the price of pawning and forgoing yourself. There is one path in the world that none can walk but you. Where does it …
Category: Airmanship Quotes
Robert Redford on Where the Fun Is
Robert Redford, on work, fun and climbing mountains in a new Esquire magazine interview. Clearly a student of the perpetual pursuit. SaveSave
In Flying I Have Learned That …
Wilbur Wright in a letter to his father, Bishop Milton Wright, on 23 September 1900. That’s 117 years ago. And 3 years before they achieved powered flight. SaveSave
Chair Flying
That’s Good Enough
“Good enough” is the difference between drivers, operators, managers— and pilots. Quote by Steve Krog in EAA Sport Aviation magazine article, August 2017. SaveSave SaveSave
An Honest Mistake . . .
Reality check from EAA ‘Sport Aviation’ magazine, June 2017.
When I’m Happiest …
Dean Karnazes is an ultramarathon runner. He’s run 350 miles without sleep, ran across the United States, and in one incredible consecutive 50-day stretch ran 50 marathons, one in each state.
I’m Not an Adrenaline Junky
Paul Bonhomme was Red Bull Air Race World Champion. Three times. He still flys aerobatics, and the 747 as a British Airways captain. Quote from How to Win the Red Bull Air Race in the British GQ magazine. SaveSave
Some Pilots Know . . .
Deep system knowledge is only needed on rare occasions. Unfortunately those occasions, when things break, when checklists and abnormal procedures are not enough, tend to require you have that knowledge NOW. Dr. Nicklas Dahlström is Human Factors Manager at Emirates, and a former researcher at Lund University School of Aviation in Sweden. Quote from his presentation at the 69th International …
Aircraft Do Not Crash of Themselves.
“Aircraft do not crash of themselves.” Tough love? Too harsh? Nevil Shute did include designers and managers in his paradigm of human error. Quote from Slide Rule: The Autobiography of an Engineer, 1954.