Airplane Quote by Ernest K. Gann

“There are two kinds of airplanes - those you fly and those that fly you . . . You must have a distinct understanding at the very start as to who is the boss.” quote by Ernest K. Gann — Download Open image

“There are two kinds of airplanes - those you fly and those that fly you . . . You must have a distinct understanding at the very start as to who is the boss.”

Ernest K. Gann

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There is no more alluring airspace in the world than the slit up a China girl's dress.

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As the years go by, he returns to this invisible world rather than to earth for peace and solace. There also he finds a…

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Flying is hypnotic and all pilots are victims to the spell. Their world is like a magic island in which the factors of life…

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Anyone can do the job when things are going right. In this business we play for keeps.

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The emergencies you train for almost never happen. It's the one you can't train for that kills you.

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The men in this book are fictitious characters but their counterparts can be found in cockpits all over the world. Now they are flying…

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Rule books are paper - they will not cushion a sudden meeting of stone and metal.

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