Fear breeds upon itself because it is a hermaphrodite capable of endless reproduction. Fear is a contagious disease, spreading from its first victim to… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share
MaCleod, since you've flown the SeaBee a lot you'll understand when I say it was the only airplane I ever owned that you could… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share
There is no more alluring airspace in the world than the slit up a China girl's dress. — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share
As the years go by, he returns to this invisible world rather than to earth for peace and solace. There also he finds a… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share
“Those ever more frequent nights when his loneliness became unbearable and he took solace in wine he would sometimes stand outside his tent holding… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share
Flying is hypnotic and all pilots are victims to the spell. Their world is like a magic island in which the factors of life… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share
Anyone can do the job when things are going right. In this business we play for keeps. — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share
The emergencies you train for almost never happen. It's the one you can't train for that kills you. — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share
The men in this book are fictitious characters but their counterparts can be found in cockpits all over the world. Now they are flying… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share
Rule books are paper - they will not cushion a sudden meeting of stone and metal. — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share
It doesn't look nearly as big as it did the first time I saw one. Mickey McGuire and I used to sit hour after… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share
During this period Steen and Fox were killed trying a single-engine instrument approach at Moline. Then Campbell and Leatherman hit a ridge near Elko,… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share
The air is annoyingly potted with a multitude of minor vertical disturbances which sicken the passengers and keep us captives of our seat belts.… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share
It's when things are going just right that you'd better be suspicious. There you are, fat as can be. The whole world is yours… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share
