Quotes About Aviation

I read, studied, and learned everything I could find about aviation. It was my greatest desire to become a pilot. I could already picture myself in the cockpit of an airliner or in a military fighter plane. I felt deep in my heart this was my thing!

My first dream as a child was to become a pilot. My second dream was to become an astronomer, and I pursued in parallel efforts and studies in these two areas.

I'm not an aviation historian, I'm not an Air Force aficionado, and I'm definitely not a ufologist. I'm not someone who studies UFOs.

I've been put under 8.5G in a stunt aeroplane. I felt all right. Well, I lost my vision, but I was still conscious.

I want to go back to the Pantanal in Brazil. I've never been to sub-Saharan Africa. I'd like to take my Caravan over there and do a flying safari. I've never flown to Alaska.

I have said many times I don't want to be considered one who once flew fighters. That's not who I am. I devoted the subsequent 50 years - more - to writing.

Substantial services growth is core to Boeing's strategy.

J.F.K.--The Man and the Airport

The lure of flying is the lure of beauty.

I was interested in aerospace and flying, and the U.S. is really the best place in the world for flying.

That's the best way to cross the Atlantic.

The airline business is the biggest team sport in the world. When you're all consumed with fighting among yourselves, your opponents can run over you every day.

The experienced fighting pilot does not take unnecessary risks. His business is to shoot down enemy planes, not to get shot down.

The airline industry is full of bullshitters, liars and drunks. We excel at all three in Ireland.

I'm also very fond of a light business jet, so I'd like to get it before it's too late.

The quickest way to become a millionaire in the airline business is to start out as a billionaire.

Whenever I drive under a yellow light, I always kiss my finger and tap it on the roof of the car. And I do that when I get onto a plane as well!

If one took no chances, one would not fly at all. Safety lies in the judgment of the chances one takes.

She was a two-seater and I fired five rounds into her. She burst into flames and fell upside down. Although she dropped like a stone, I saw her observer climb out of his seat and jump clear of the flames. He must have preferred that kind of death to the chance of being roasted.3 Captain Albert Ball, 60 Squadron, RFC

There is something about the airline industry that really grabbed me.

Growing up, I didn't really know who the Tuskegee Airmen were.

I literally live on American Airlines' 737 commercial airplane.

I like my airplane. It's as much a part of me as anything but my wife and kids.

I always liked airplanes, and I decided I was going to go to school to study them.