Every time we hit an air pocket and the plane dropped about five hundred feet (leaving my stomach in my mouth) I… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Because of [Amelia Earhart], we had more women available to fly in the 1940's to help us get through World War II.… — Eileen Collins Copy Share Image
... four other pieces of equipment that most senior officers came to regard as among the most vital to our success in… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
The men in this book are fictitious characters but their counterparts can be found in cockpits all over the world. Now they… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share Image
The Wright Brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web,… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The magic of the craft has opened for me a world in which I shall confront, within two hours, the black dragons… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
Since 1978 the record pretty well shows that no start-up airline . . . has really been successful, so the odds of… — Gordon Bethune Copy Share Image
I headed for this white mountain, but was caught in the wind and the mist . . . I followed the cliff… — Louis Bleriot Copy Share Image
I think it is well . . . for the man in the street to realise there is no power on earth… — Stanley Baldwin Copy Share Image
I realized how important it was to know something about aviation, and it was something I was interested in, so I followed… — Ellen Ochoa Copy Share Image
It was no picnic despite what anyone might say later . . . . Most of us were pretty scared all the… — Colin S. Gray Copy Share Image
It's when things are going just right that you'd better be suspicious. There you are, fat as can be. The whole world… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share Image
Earthbound souls know only the underside of the atmosphere in which they live . . . but go higher - above the… — Jacqueline Cochran Copy Share Image
In the U.S., the term 'general aviation' means its exact opposite, the way 'public school' does in England. An English public school… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
There is a decided prejudice on the part of the general public against being piloted by a woman, and as great an… — Louise Thaden Copy Share Image
People often assume I assume I am a thrill seeker, but I am not. I do not enjoy roller coasters, and you… — Steve Fossett Copy Share Image
My message going forward is that I want to remind everyone in the aviation industry - especially those who manage aviation companies… — Chesley Sullenberger Copy Share Image
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