Aviation 101

Here are a few of the lessons you'll learn when taking Aviation 101:

• It's best to keep the pointed end going forward as much as possible.
• Takeoff's are optional. Landings are mandatory.
• Flying is not dangerous. Crashing is dangerous.
• If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger, if you pull the stick back they get smaller (Unless you keep pulling the stick back, then they get bigger again.)
• The propeller is just a big fan in the front of the plane to keep the pilot cool. Want proof? Make it stop. Then watch the pilot break out into a sweat.
• The probability of survival is equal to the angle of arrival.
• The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
• Every one already knows that the definition of a "good" landing is one from which you can walk away from, but very few know the definition of a "great landing." A great landing is one after which you can use the airplane another time.
• You know you've landed with the wheels up when it takes full power to taxi.
• Keep looking around, there's always something you've missed.
• Try to keep the number of your landings equal to the number of your takeoffs.
• Gravity never loses! The best you can hope for is a draw!
• Any pilot who relies on a terminal forecast can be sold the Brooklyn Bridge. If he relies on winds aloft reports he can be sold Niagara Falls.
• Always remember you fly an airplane with your head, not your hands. Never let an airplane take you somewhere your brain didn't get to five minutes earlier.
• Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.
• Always remember, you're always a student in an airplane.