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<blockquote data-quote="dig deep" data-source="post: 531093" data-attributes="member: 196054"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: purple"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'If the enemy is in range, so are you.' <em>- Infantry Journal</em></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -----</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: #000080">'<span style="font-size: 12px">It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.' <em>-</em></span> <em><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: green"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">U.S. Air Force Manual</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">(<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">McCain would agree</span></span>)</span></span></span></span></em></span></span><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></em></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></em><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">----------- --------- ------ --- --------- --------- ------ </span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #000080">'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.' <em>- General MacArthur</em></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -----</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000">[SIZE=+0][/SIZE]<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me.' <em>- U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.</em></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'Tracers work both ways.' <em><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">-</span></span></em> <em><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">U.S. Army Ordnance</span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'Five second fuses only last three seconds.' </span></span></span><em><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">- Infantry Journal</span></span></span></em></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span></em><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.'</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.' </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"><em>- Unknown Marine Recruit</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"><em></em>------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'If you see a bomb technician running, follow him.' </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"><em>- USAF Ammo Troop</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"><em></em>------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.'</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">'You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.' <em>- Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot)</em></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.' </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.' </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'Even with ammunition, the USAF is just another expensive flying club.'</span></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-size: 12px">----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-size: 12px">'What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, .... The pilot dies.</span>' </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-size: 12px">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000">[SIZE=+0]<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'Never trade luck for skill.'</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in aviation are: 'Why is it doing that?', 'Where are we?' And 'Oh S...!' </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'Friendly fire - isn't'</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------ ----------- ----------------- ---------- --------</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'Air speed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.'</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!'</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -------</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it.'</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ ----- ---- --------- --------- --------- --------</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you.' </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"><em>- Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot) </em></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"><em></em>------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.' </span></span></span><em><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970 </span></span></span></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span></em><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.' </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">'You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.' </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives, the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks 'What happened?'. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">The pilot's reply : 'I don't know, I just got here myself!' - <em>Attributed to Ray Crandell (Lockheed test pilot<strong>)</strong></em></span></span></span>[/SIZE]</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">[SIZE=+0][/SIZE]</span></span> </p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">[SIZE=+0]<span style="color: #000080"><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":-rofl2" title="roll on floor :-rofl2" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":-rofl2" /></span>[/SIZE]</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dig deep, post: 531093, member: 196054"] [CENTER][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Rounded MT Bold][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=purple][FONT=Arial][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'If the enemy is in range, so are you.' [I]- Infantry Journal[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080] ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -----[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Rounded MT Bold][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#000080]'[SIZE=3]It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.' [I]-[/I][/SIZE] [I][SIZE=3][COLOR=green][FONT=Arial] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]U.S. Air Force Manual[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]([FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]McCain would agree[/SIZE][/FONT])[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/I][/COLOR][/FONT][I][COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/I][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][I][COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]----------- --------- ------ --- --------- --------- ------ [/FONT][/COLOR][/I][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000080]'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.' [I]- General MacArthur[/I][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=#000080][FONT=Comic Sans MS] ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -----[/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Rounded MT Bold][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=+0][FONT=Comic Sans MS][/FONT][/SIZE][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me.' [I]- U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ 'Tracers work both ways.' [I][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Arial]-[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][I][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Arial] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]U.S. Army Ordnance[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ 'Five second fuses only last three seconds.' [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][I][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]- Infantry Journal [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/I][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.' ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.' [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080][I]- Unknown Marine Recruit [/I]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080] 'If you see a bomb technician running, follow him.' [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080][I]- USAF Ammo Troop [/I]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.' [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080][FONT=Comic Sans MS]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- 'You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.' [I]- Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot)[/I][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.' [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- 'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.' [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- 'Even with ammunition, the USAF is just another expensive flying club.'[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#000080][SIZE=3]----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- 'What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, .... The pilot dies.[/SIZE]' [SIZE=3]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=+0][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'Never trade luck for skill.' [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]The three most common exp[B][/B]ressions (or famous last words) in aviation are: 'Why is it doing that?', 'Where are we?' And 'Oh S...!' ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'Friendly fire - isn't' ------ ----------- ----------------- ---------- -------- 'Air speed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.' [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!' ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -------[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it.' ------------ ----- ---- --------- --------- --------- --------[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you.' [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080][I]- Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot) [/I]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.' [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][I][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970 [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/I][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.' [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]'You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.' [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives, the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks 'What happened?'. The pilot's reply : 'I don't know, I just got here myself!' - [I]Attributed to Ray Crandell (Lockheed test pilot[B])[/B][/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=+0][COLOR=#000080][B][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=+0][COLOR=#000080]:-rofl2[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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