Academic Flight Rules
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* Every takeoff is optional.  Every landing is mandatory.

* If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger.  If you pull the stick 
  back, they get smaller.  That is, unless you keep pulling the stick all the 
  way back, then they get bigger again.

* Flying isn't dangerous.  Crashing is what's dangerous.

* It's always better to be down here wishing you were up there than up there 
  wishing you were down here.

* The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

* The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot 
  cool.  When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.

* When in doubt, hold on to your altitude.  No one has ever collided with the 
  sky.

* A 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away.  A 'great' landing is 
  one after which they can use the plane again.

* Learn from the mistakes of others.  You won't live long enough to make all 
  of them yourself.

* The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of 
  arrival.  The larger the angle of arrival, the smaller the probability of 
  survival and vice versa.

* Never let an aircraft take you somewhere your brain didn't get to five 
  minutes earlier.

* Stay out of clouds.  The silver lining everyone keeps talking about might be 
  another airplane going in the opposite direction.  Reliable sources also 
  report that mountains have been known to hide out in clouds.

* Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of 
  takeoffs you've made.

* There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing.  Unfortunately no 
  one knows what they are.

* If all you can see out of the window is ground that's going round and round 
  and all you can hear is a commotion coming from the passenger compartment, 
  things are not at all as they should be.

* In the ongoing battle between objects made out of aluminum going hundreds of 
  miles per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet 
  to lose.

* Good judgment comes from experience.  Unfortunately, the experience usually 
  comes from poor judgment.

* Remember, gravity is not just a good idea, it's the law.  It is not subject 
  to repeal.












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