The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open…

Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the danger of pulling the wings off, no matter how…

— Douglas Bader

The experienced fighting pilot does not take unnecessary risks. His business is to shoot down enemy planes, not to get shot down.

— Eddie Rickenbacker

“Most people hear an airplane in the sky and think, ‘There’s an airplane,’ and go back to what they were doing. A few folks…

— Jennifer Echols

Whenever you get on the plane, the flight attendant will always tell you the name of your pilot. Like anyone goes, Oh, he's good.

— David Spade

Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell…

— Adolf Galland

The Wright Brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web, bringing people,…

— Bill Gates

Pilots, to a large degree, are like salesmen. They have to be confident to be good at their jobs. They have to practice relentlessly…

— Simon Sinek

Why don't we just buy one airplane and let the pilots take turns flying it.

— Calvin Coolidge

Flying is hypnotic and all pilots are willing victims to the spell.

— Ernest K. Gann

The mind is very powerful. Therefore, it requires firm guidance. A powerful jet plane needs a good pilot; the pilot of your mind should…

— Thubten Yeshe

I was a pilot and flying hang gliders, paragliders, aerobatics airplanes, and then I discovered skydiving. Free fall. Free. With nothing around you, just…

— Yves Rossy

I've owned 41 airplanes. A few of them would talk with me. This little seaplane, though, we've had long conversations in flight. There's a…

— Richard Bach

The pilots I worked with in the aerospace industry were willing to put on almost anything to keep them safe in case of a…

— Nils Bohlin

I think there is something exhilarating in flying amongst clouds, and always get a feeling of wanting to pit my aeroplane against them, charge…

— Charles Rumney Samson

My pilot's license. I'm proud of that.

— Craig Ferguson