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> WISDOM FOR PILOTS AND SOLDIERS FROM MILITARY MANUALS
>
> '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 Mac Arthur
>
> 'Tracers work both ways.' - U.S. Army Ordnance
>
> 'Five second fuses only last three seconds.'
> - Infantry Journal
>
> 'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.'
>
> 'If you see a bomb technician running, follow 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.'
>
> 'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're
> on fire.'
>
> 'When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you
> always have enough power left to get you to the scene
> of the crash.'
>
> '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.'
>
> 'Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left
> one up there!'
>
> 'The Ercoupe is the safest airplane in the world; it
> can just barely kill you.'
> - Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)
>
> '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)
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> 12/30/2008
> 12:06 PM
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