WISDOM - FROM THE MILITARY MANUAL
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'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 Corp 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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'If you see a bomb technician running, keep up with
him.'
- USAF Ammo Troop
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'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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'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 -- and therefore,
unsafe.'
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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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'Even with ammunition, the USAF is just another
expensive flying club.'
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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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'Never trade luck for skill.'
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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 S...!'
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'Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always 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 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!'
- Attributed to Ray Crandell (Lockheed test pilot)
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'If the enemy is in range, so are you.'
- Infantry Journal
------------ --------- --------- ---------
'It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the
area you just bombed.' >
- U.S. 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.'
- U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.
------ ------ --------- --------- ---------
'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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'If you see a bomb technician running, keep up with
him.'
- USAF Ammo Troop
------------ --------- --------- ---------
'Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death , I Shall
Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.'
------------ --------- --------- ---------
'You've never been lost until you've been lost
at Mach 3.'
- Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot)
------------ --------- --------- ---------
'The only time you have too much fuel is when
you're on fire.'
------------ --------- --------- ---------
'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage,
it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore,
unsafe.'
------------ --------- --------- ---------
'When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you
always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the
crash.'
------------ --------- ------- -- ---------
'Even with ammunition, the USAF is just another
expensive flying club.'
----------- --------- --------- ---------
'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.'
------------ --------- --------- --------- ---------
'Never trade luck for skill.'
------------ --------- --------- ---------
The three most common expressions (or famous last words),
in aviation are:
'Why is it doing that?'
'Where are we?'
And
'Oh S...!'
----------- --------- --------- ---------
'Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed
to successfully complete the flight.'
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'Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never
left one up there!'
----------- --------- --------- ---------
'Flying the airplane is more important than radioing
your plight to a person on the ground incapable of
understanding or doing anything about it.'
------------ --------- --------- ---------
'The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it
can just 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, 1970
------------ --------- --------- ---------
'If something hasn't broken on your helicopter,
it's about to.'
------------ --------- --------- ---------
'You know that your landing gear is up and locked when
it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.'
------------ --------- --------- ---------
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!'
- Attributed to Ray Crandell (Lockheed test pilot)