#118 To Teach and Protect
"The measure of a teacher of flying is not his total time. It is not his age. It is his ability to teach and protect."
"The measure of a teacher of flying is not his total time. It is not his age. It is his ability to teach and protect."
“Are you the guy who’s been putting his shadow on traffic over on the interstate?” the cop asked me.
" The Rajneeshees shook their fists at us and we waggled a middle finger at them. It was true communication."
"So I try to load up my students when they are the busiest. Shades of Earnest Gann’s crusty Captain tossing lighted matches in his lap while he’s attempting to fly an instrument approach to minimums in a thunderstorm."
"my mother always referred to our cat’s scrotum as his “bag o’ tricks”. This is a different bag".
"... I watched in silence through the café window and enjoyed the breakfast special: chicken-fried steak and eggs."
"They are rarely Cubs. And you’ll probably never find one. But the legend contributes greatly to the romance of aviation."
“There’s an old wheeze that the key to a good landing is a good approach. I don’t buy that theory. I want every pilot to make a good landing out of ANY approach and the shorter the better”.
" It’s not like you say 'I think I’ll go to the airport and watch someone kill himself.' Nope, it happens suddenly and with no warning. "
"We’ve created an environment where no one washes out of pilot training. If you’ve got enough money, you can eventually get a pilot’s certificate and you’re off to join the gaggle. "