Airplane owners always say “safety is number one,” but how many encourage us to not wear a watch? Captain Richard de Crespigny is a former military pilot, and was PIC of QF32, the A380 that suffered massive damage after engine #2 exploded. The quote is from his fantastic book, QF32.
Category: Airmanship Quotes
Standard Checklists
Despite the emergency checklists provided for abnormalities, it’s the standard checklists that you use before you begin your flight that often determine whether you live or come crashing down in a pile of mistakes. Erika Armstrong from her new book ‘A Chick in the Cockpit.’ The book has some good flying stuff in it, but is more about her personal …
The Sea is Not to be Mastered
Quote is from the preface to the 1983 book ‘Seamanship’. The painting is ‘Storm at Sea’ by Willem van de Velde the Younger. Sailing philosophy that applies equally to flying, and just maybe, life.
The Two Attributes Needed to Make a Seaman
“I think that the two important attributes needed to make a seaman are, first, that he should perform all his actions at the right speed (many people fail through trying to do things too fast) and, second, that he should be the master (rather than the slave) of every piece of equipment on board his yacht.” ~ Peter Kemp, ex …
Best Way to be a Pilot …
Quote from his excellent book QF32.
Don’t Ask What the World Needs
Roll, baby, roll!
Who are You Trying to Best?
Tony Kern on Min Required Vs Max Possible
Pilot or pirate? Captain or clown? Maximum possible or minimum required? It’s your choice.
Mike Goulian’s Flying Mindset
Mike is an American aerobatic national champion, Red Bull air racer, and author of aerobatic flight training manuals. This quote was in the November 2014 iPad edition of the aviation magazine LOOP:
The Next Hour
Mac has been flying for 40 years, and writing/editing aviation magazines as long as I can remember. His words here are from the September 2015 edition of EAA’s Sport Aviation magazine: