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WISDOM FROM TRAINING MANUALS
'If the enemy is in range, so are you.' Infantry Journal
'Don't eject directly over the area you just bombed.' US Air Force Manual
'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword, obviously never encountered automatic weapons.' General MacArthur
'You, you, and you ... panic. The rest of you, come with me.' Infantry Sgt.
'Tracers work both ways.' Army Ordnance Manual
'Five second fuses last about three seconds.' Infantry Journal
The three most useless things in aviation are: Fuel in the tank, runway behind you; and sky above you. Basic Flight Training Manual
'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.' Naval Ops Manual
'Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.' Unknown Infantry Recruit
'If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him.' Infantry Journal
'Yea, though I fly through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil…for I am at 50,000 feet and climbing.' Sign over SR-71 Wing Ops
'You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.' Paul F. Crickmore (SR-71 test pilot)
'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.' Unknown Author
'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage it has to be a helicopter—and therefore, unsafe.' Fixed Wing Pilot
'When one engine fails on a twin-engine plane, you still have enough power to get you to the scene of the crash.' Multi-Engine Training Manual
'Without ammunition, the Air Force is just an expensive flying club.' Unknown Author
'If you hear me yell, "Eject, eject, eject!", the last two will be echoes.' If you stop to ask "Why?" you'll be talking to yourself, because by then you'll be the pilot.' Pre-flight Briefing from a Canadian F104 Pilot
'What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; however, if ATC screws up.... the pilot dies.' Sign over Control Tower Door
'Never trade luck for skill.' Author Unknown
The three most common expressions in military aviation are: ‘Did you feel that?’ 'What's that noise?' and 'Oh S...!' Authors Unknown
'Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.' Basic Flight Training Manual
'Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground who is incapable of understanding or doing anything about it.' Emergency Checklist
'The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can barely kill you.' Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)
'There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.' Sign over Squadron Ops Desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
'You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.' Lead-in Fighter Training Manual
The test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft after the wings and tail are torn off; the crash truck arrives. The truck driver notes the bloodied pilot and asks,’ What happened?' The pilot replies: 'I don't know, I just got here! Author Unknown
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