We can haz…

Airplanes!!!

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Why is it there is always ‘one’ pilot that doesn’t get the message???

What does he not understand about nose IN??? Sigh…

And some ‘old’ advice…

The following ten commandments were published in the May, 1939 issue of Aviation. How many are still relevant to pilots today? 

DON’T SHOW OFF. Zooming over your girl’s house, or turning to wave good-bye to her on a take-off is an easy way to terminate your romance suddenly.

KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS. Don’t try to perform the impossible with yourself or your ship. Don’t be afraid to take a little extra time to check yourself out on a strange ship. Especially, find out when it spins, and why, so you wont be surprised some day.

DON’T TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED. No one will resent it if you personally check your fuel or your controls before take-off. It is the mark of a good pilot.

GET AWAY FROM HOME. You may know your own airport well enough, but making practice landings in strange airports is a good form of insurance. As soon as you are qualified, get all the cross-country you can. Learn to look for other wind indicators than a windsock.

WATCH YOUR WEATHER. Even the best of the air line pilots spend a lot of time looking at weather maps and flight conditions before every take-off. Stay on the ground when things look doubtful.

STUDY THE REGULATIONS. Become familiar with the rules that have been drafted for your safety and obey the intent as well as the letter of the law. Most accidents can be traced to violations.

CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS, especially when it comes to listening to hangar flying stories. A lot of flying feats you hear from the old-timers never happened anyway, and besides, possibly someone may be pulling your leg.

THINK AHEAD: Take time out to consider all possible things that may happen to you and decide in advance just what you will do under all circumstances. 

SET A GOOD EXAMPLE. You may be young at this business, but remember there are those younger who look to you for guidance.

FLY HIGH – FLY FAST – KEEP YOUR NOSE DOWN ON TURNS!

Hmmm… I think ‘most’ of them are still true… 🙂

Comments

We can haz… — 12 Comments

  1. Hey OldNFO;

    I think all of them still applies…There are bold pilots, and old pilots..there are no old, bold pilots.

  2. Somebody should have shared #1 with that Italian cruise ship Captain.
    Ex-Captain.

  3. I concur with Bob, there’s not a bit of bad advice in the batch.

  4. The ONLY good thing about violating any of these is, when the plane hits an immovable object, such as earth, it won’t hurt. Well, maybe in a skid across the ground or water, but not a direct hit. Just do the right thing and the right time. It will increase the longevity of plane and life.

  5. This OldCFI couldn’t have said it better myself. In fact, I have said most of those things to students at one time or another. 🙂

  6. As a former rated cadet of the CAP; I agree with all of those.

    And apparently the boys(and girls) in our Aviation Troop disregard those all the time.

    In regards to the backwards P-3, you know that guy walked into the Ready Room and asked why everyone else was parked wrong.

  7. I remember a flight scheduled as a pilot trainer where we circled over an aircrewman’s parents’ house. It was actually planned that way for his reenlistment ceremony. We kept circling until the ceremony was done.

    It’s always interesting to see planes being called “ships” back then. This used to be a lot more common than it is now. You could see this a lot in old books and radio shows.

  8. Isn’t the excuse usually, “I ran out of ideas and altitude, simultaneously.”?