WISDOM FROM MILITARY MANUALS
'If the enemy is in range, so are you.' - Infantry Journal-
'It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.' -US.Air Force Manual -
'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword, obviously never encountered automatic weapons.' - General MacArthur -
'You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me.' - U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.-
'Tracers work both ways.' - U.S. Army Ordnance Manual-
'Five second fuses only last three seconds.' -Infantry Journal -
The three most useless things in aviation are:
Fuel in the bowser; Runway behind you; and Air above you. -Basic Flight Training Manual-
'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.' - Maritime Ops Manual -
'Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.' - Unknown Marine Recruit-
'If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him.' -USAF Ammo Troop-
'You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.' -Paul F. Crickmore (SR71 test pilot)-
'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.' -Unknown Author-
'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage it has to be a helicopter
-- and therefore, unsafe.' - Fixed Wing Pilot-
'When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane,
you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.' -Multi-Engine Training Manual-
'Without ammunition, the USAF is just an expensive flying club.' -Unknown Author-
'If you hear me yell;"Eject, Eject, Eject!", the last two will be echos.' If you stop to ask "Why?"
you'll be talking to yourself, because you're the pilot.' -Pre-flight Briefing from a 104 Pilot-
'What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?
If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; but If ATC screws up, .... the pilot dies.' -Sign over Control Tower Door-
'Never trade luck for skill.' -Author Unknown-
'Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.' -Basic Flight Training Manual-
'Mankind has a perfect record in aviation - we have never left one up there!' - Unknown Author -
'Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground
incapable of understanding or doing anything about it.' - Emergency Checklist-
'The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you.' - Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot) -
'There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.' -Sign over Squadron Ops Desk at Davis-Montham AFB, AZ-
'If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.' - Sign over Carrier Group Operations Desk-
'You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.'
- Lead-in Fighter Training Manual -
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!'
