Aircraft Quote by Buzz Aldrin

Ninety-nine percent of pilots that go up never have engine failure, and the 1 percent that do usually land it. But if you're up…

— Cory Lidle

I have often been asked what I think about at the moment of take-off. Of course, no pilot sits and feels his pulse as…

— Amelia Earhart

You may hate the pilot but you don't want the plane to crash.

— Ernie Johnson Jr

The most important thing for a fighter pilot is to get his first victory without too much shock.

— Werner Molders

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

— Eddie Rickenbacker

Most pilots learn, when they pin on their wings and go out and get in a fighter, especially, that one thing you don't do,…

— Chuck Yeager

An aircraft may disappoint a good pilot, but it won't surprise him.

— Anonymous

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

— Eddie Rickenbacker

The qualities that made for success in a fighter-pilot seemed to be just those sturdy qualities that made for success in other professions; observation,…

— Jim Bailey

“When an airplane's engines fail, it is not the end of the flight. Airplanes don’t fall out of the sky like stones. They glide…

— Bernhard Schlink

The fighter knows best. Let them do their job. If they want to quit, they'll quit.

— Josh Barnett

It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot. Many to whom the first…

— Adolf Galland