Words of wisdom

[wwrw2007]

Maybe this belongs in funny stuff..... but a lot of it is aviation related

Wisdom - From The Manual









"If the enemy is in range, so are you.."
Infantry Journal



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"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed."



U.S.. Air Force Manual



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"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons."



- General MacArthur



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"You, you, and you .... Panic. The rest of you, come with me."



- U..S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt.



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"Tracers work both ways."



- U.S. Army Ordnance



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"Five second fuses only last three seconds."



- Infantry Journal



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"Any ship can be a minesweeper....Once."



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"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do."



- Unknown Marine Recruit



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Clean it, if it's Dirty.



Oil it, if it Squeaks.



But: Don't Screw with it if it Works!



USAF Electronic Technician



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"If you see a bomb technician running, keep up with him."



USAF - Ammo Troop



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"Yea, Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death ,



I Shall Fear No Evil.



For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing."



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"You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3."



- Paul F. Crickmore ( test pilot )



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A Navigator's Definition of Latitude & Longitude:



Latitude is Where We are Lost,



&



Longitude is How Long We've been Lost There!



USAF Navi-guesser



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"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."



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"If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter --



however, it's probably unsafe in any case "



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"When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane, you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash."



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"What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?



If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies;



If ATC screws up, .... The pilot dies."



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The three most common expressions (or famous last words), in aviation are:



"Why is it doing that?"



"Where are we?"



and



"Oh No!"



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" Airspeed, altitude and brains.



Two out of three are needed to successfully complete the flight."



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"Mankind has a perfect record in aviation.



We never left one up there!"



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"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."



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"The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you."



- Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)



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"There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime."



- Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970



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"If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to."



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"You know that your landing gear is up and locked



when it takes FULL power to taxi to the terminal."



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As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives; the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks, "What happened?" The pilot's reply: "I don 't know, I just got here myself!"

[Pat Carry]

The very last one had me L.O.L. Thanks for those

[Holedigger]

I am seeing T-Shirts and Bumper Stickers!!!!

[Holedigger]

On Famous Last Word a couple to add are

"Hey, Watch This!"

"I Bet I Can!"

"And this red button does what?"