#200 The Irrigation Pivot
"Years ago, my wish came true. I was flying with a primary student and I spotted a big irrigation pivot that had been freshly mowed."
"Years ago, my wish came true. I was flying with a primary student and I spotted a big irrigation pivot that had been freshly mowed."
"I also experiment to see how much rudder is required to compensate for left yawing tendency (that’s “left-turning tendency” for you Acme fliers) in climbing flight."
"Are you going to wear your pilot hat or your teacher hat? "
"I guess I’m one of those guys who believes that “Bernoulli makes airplanes fly, not Marconi”.
"But here’s what impresses me about Hoop. He was broke and stuck with no prospects. So he hauled ass across the street to a little seafood restaurant and nightclub and got himself a job as a dishwasher."
"As the balloon gained altitude I always became acutely aware of the height. In fact, I had this fear of the basket’s floor giving way. "
"In most cases, I choose to gain speed over altitude in the early stages of a takeoff. "
" in my opinion, approach speed has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the landing (hear that sound? That’s the sound of bags of Cheetos being dropped as the trolls leap to their keyboards)"
"No matter what pilot operation you feel like improving, the chances are that you can practice it gradually."
"Have we become such pansies that we are trying to eliminate EVERY possible hazard? "