Slogans to fly by.

[oswinclose]

I am chancing my arm here but I believe it is on topic because the information is from and about military aviators. I came across this website of my old flying club when researching the ac I did my first solo in http://laarfly.co.uk Click the link on the left On Silvr'd Wings and on the next screen go down to and click Slogans to fly by. Enjoy

[sneezy24]

Interesting link, thanks.

We used the High Flight poem for my dad's funeral, read by my two (20+ age) children.

Can't read it without getting a bit choked.....

Dad was with 151 and 29 squadrons from 1943 to 1946. 29 Squadron did a flypast for his funeral, 2 Typhoons......

[stickshaker]

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

Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.

There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.

You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.

It's always a good idea to keep the pointy end going forward as much as possible.

[jem60]

Best one of all if you ever get to drive an aircraft is the first one.....

Watch him spin, watch him burn.... he took off bank in a low speed turn.

Runway behind you on take-off is completely useless
Height above you is useless.

Dead foot....dead engine [identify failed engine in a twin] etc. etc.

[nickowen]

Push the stick forward - the houses get bigger
Pull the stick back - the houses get smaller
Pull the stick hard back - the houses get really big really quickly.

[jem60]

The only time you have too much fuel is when you are on fire!.
There are two types of pilots. Those who can fly, and those that can't. [Chuck Yeager quote}.
There are those that have, and those that haven't yet. [Gear up landings]
When there is a problem, you Aviate, Navigate then Communicate.
FUBAR, and SNAFU. I wil leave those that don't know these two to fathom it out.

[paddyboy]

FUBAR
SNAFU

Haven't got a clue what you are on about there, John, you rude man

Cheers

Chortling Paddyboy

[jem60]

Ah, but I always thought that 'F' stood for 'fouled' he lied, fairly unconvincingly.
For those that may not know, but I suspect most do, it's 'fouled up beyond all recognition' and 'Situation normal, all fouled up'. Of course, the late lamented P47 Thunderbolt of the Fighter Collection was named 'SNAFU' in large letters. I had a VERY well known Aviation person ask me at Duxford what it stood for...............

[Zymurgy661]

You could try putting in FUBAR and SNAFU but i have a feeling that the forums swear filter would turn it into something slightly different

[ChrisP]

Helicopters are dangerous, when you hit the ground in a fixed wing aircraft the crash is over, in a helicopter its just started.

[jem60]

Helicopters only fly because the earth rejects them!.
People aren't scared of flying... They are scared of crashing!.
Flying isn't a problem until you are hitting the ground.
Always better to fly a two seater in the Arctic, because, if you have to eject, then you can always eat the navigator.
Roy Chadwick [Lancaster designer] said that the only reason he always flew in four engined aircraft was because nobody made five engined ones.
Constant remark from probably everyones Flying Instructor' Get your mind out of neutral, and your thumb out of your b.m.'