In flying, the probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.
The stars are the apexes of what wonderful triangles! What distant and different beings in the various mansions of the universe are contemplating the same one at the same moment!
Seaboard Air Line, which was thought by numerous innocents to provide a foothold in aviation, was another favorite, although, in fact, it was a railroad.
The lure of flying is the lure of beauty.
The airplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth.
Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.
The aeroplane is the nearest thing to animate life that man has created. In the air a machine ceases indeed to be a mere piece of mechanism; it becomes animate and is capable not only of primary guidance and control, but actually of expressing a pilot's temperament.
Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.
I used to go away for weeks in a state of confusion.
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.
But accuracy means something to me. It's vital to my sense of values. I've learned not to trust people who are inaccurate. Every aviator knows that if mechanics are inaccurate. aircraft crash.
The emergencies you train for almost never happen. It's the one you can't train for that kills you.
This new sport is comparable to no other. It is, in my opinion, one of the most intoxicating forms of sport, and will, I am sure, become one of the most popular. Many of us will perish before then, but that prospect will not dismay the braver spirits. . . . It is so delicious to fly like a bird!
I've never known an industry that can get into people's blood the way aviation does.
We continue to subsidize highways and aviation, but when it comes to our passenger rail system, we refuse to provide the money Amtrak needs to survive.
The mastery of the turn is the story of how aviation became practical as a means of transportation. It is the story of how the world became small.
If you don't like what you see, stop looking.
I showed it is possible to fly a little bit like a bird.
As the aeroplane is the most mobile weapon we possess, it is destined to become the dominant offensive arm of the future.
Aviation is going to control the world economically and militarily whether we like it or not. Airpower is not merely military aviation, it is also civilian aviation and airpower is peace power.
Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart.
There's a real opportunity to have a vertical takeoff and landing electric supersonic jet.
I have to say that flying on Air Force One sort of spoils you for coach on a regular airline.
Sometimes you have to go up really high to see how small you are.
Only one military organization can hold and gain ground in war-a ground army supported by tactical aviation with supply lines guarded by the navy.
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