You don't ask if an aircraft is being flown by a man or a woman - if it flies, it means it's… — Shriya Saran Copy Share Image
To be honest, the first thing that hits you when you step off the plane in L.A. is just how eager people… — Rachel Shenton Copy Share Image
Growing up, I used to think I'd never get on a plane - I was terrified. But when I joined Mis-Teeq, being… — Alesha Dixon Copy Share Image
Flying is one of the safest jobs in the Army as long as you don't drop out. If you do drop out,… — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image
Some guy once told me that skydiving is like cutting your throat and seeing if you can get to the doctor before… — Brock Yates Copy Share Image
Somebody said that carrier pilots were the best in the world, and they must be or there wouldn't be any of them… — Ernie Pyle Copy Share Image
They decided as part of my 75th birthday celebrations that I would be entitled to fly first class. I'll be honest, I'm… — Chuck Feeney Copy Share Image
How do you feel about helicopters?" There was a long pause. "How do you mean? Ethically?" "As a mode of transportation." "Faster… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
On the plane, an eight-year-old with an excess of testosterone keeps running across my feet. Finally I grab him by his T-shirt… — Rosanne Cash Copy Share Image
“From almost nothing, France in four years built up an aircraft industry that employed nearly 200,000 people and produced some 70,000 planes.… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
The ancient dream of man to fly among the stars and go through the could and look down on the lands and… — Paul Goodman Copy Share Image
But the thing about skydiving: I feel when you do something where its almost like your whole life flashes in front of… — Ludacris Copy Share Image
“Owen Zupp is an award-winning writer, published author and commercial pilot with nearly 17,000 hours of flight time. He has flown all… — Owen Zupp Copy Share Image
I finally overcame my phobia, and now I approach flying with a sort of studied boredom - a learned habit, thanks to… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
“The Super Constellations took three days to reach London [from Australia] and lacked the power or range to dodge most storms. When… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
As the journalists of the time phased it, this was the epoch of the Leap into the Air. The new atomic aeroplane… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
We were once told that the aeroplane had "abolished frontiers"; actually it is only since the aeroplane became a serious weapon that… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
In skydiving, it is the fear response that gradually weakens. During the precipitous descent, the amply tested parachutist can savor the thrill… — Dean Keith Simonton Copy Share Image
My brother is my inspiration. From being a star student in school, to the perfect boy next door - he was adored… — Bhuvan Bam Copy Share Image
“I want to go to the Olympics. But I don’t want to train, so who’s going to buy me a ticket? I… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
Flying to me isn't scary, it's just incredibly boring. And I guess I have a fear of boredom, so in that regard,… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
Once you are assigned to a flight, the whole crew is assigned at the same time, and then that crew trains together… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
I was flying with my brother, and he challenged me to work out on the airplane. He thought it was funny -… — Izabel Goulart Copy Share Image
The sensation of flying is incredible, and it's such a miraculous notion to go into the air and see the world without… — Ellen McLaughlin Copy Share Image
This is Dimebag, strapped up at the Airport, man, planes all late and delayed and shit, and Im looking at all these… — Dimebag Darrell Copy Share Image
I met lot of fighter pilots and heard their breathtaking experiences. They risk their lives for our well being. Not many understand… — Karthi Copy Share Image
I fell in love with Rwanda the moment I saw those verdant, rolling hills rise up beneath the wings of the plane… — Naomi Benaron Copy Share Image
The TSA downgraded the threat level for flights between the U.S. and England from severe to high. So if you're nervous about… — Jimmy Kimmel Copy Share Image
When asked if I'd rather fly home on a private plane with new friends, rather than commercial, my answer will always be… — Candace Bailey Copy Share Image
I always go to sleep on the plane. Then I try and stay up whenever I get where I'm going to and… — Kate Moss Copy Share Image
There is a story that when incoming jets throttle back for the approach to Belfast's Aldergrove Airport, the pilots tell their passengers… — Russell Miller Copy Share Image
Aviation is a dynamic profession. The rate of obsolescence of equipment is high and new aircraft have to be placed in inventory… — Keith B. McCutcheon Copy Share Image
The most adventurous thing I've done is learn how to fly a helicopter in the Philippines. One night we landed on a… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
When I met Richard Leakey, I thought, 'This is the most charismatic man I've ever met.' He has no legs. He lost… — Eric Roth Copy Share Image
It was an hour and a half plane ride, so I slept. I try to sleep because that's probably the only time… — Keren Ann Copy Share Image
I wish I was one of those persnickety types who buys guidebooks and studies them, but I don't have the inclination or… — Candace Bushnell Copy Share Image
I was more of a person that liked flying and operating high-performance machinery, and I liked that, the skill it took, the… — Alan Bean Copy Share Image
It's, I mean, for me, it's the same as training with my crewmembers. We share the same first part of the flight.… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
I learned to fly planes at fifteen years old because one of my teachers thought I'd be a better pilot than rapper. — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
I had a good time doing ["The Congressman"], and I hope that Treat [Williams] and I plan to go flying in his… — George Hamilton Copy Share Image