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Old 10-18-2009, 07:04 PM
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There is no substitute for thinking
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Old 10-18-2009, 07:33 PM
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My Dad put this on a big sheet when I went off to college. I have kept it at the many desks I have passed through since.

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change." - Charles Darwin.


Another good one:

"Anything worth doing is worth doing well." - Unknown
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Old 10-18-2009, 08:40 PM
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It is what it is!

My second most favorite is was obtained while looking at a freighter DC-8 that was a real hanger queen with a new paint job as viewed by a fellow mechanic. "You can paint a turd but you can't take the smell out"
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Old 10-18-2009, 08:53 PM
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"Always remember. Don't sweat the petty stuff .... and don't pet the sweaty stuff."
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Old 10-18-2009, 09:57 PM
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A friend who just completed the 40 hours on his Skybolt said to me: I love this airplane but I know that If Im not careful, she will kill me in a second.
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Unfortunately in science, what you believe is irrelevant.

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Old 10-18-2009, 10:16 PM
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"Don't tiptoe though life only to arrive safely at death's door"
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Old 10-18-2009, 10:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sjjonesnz View Post
Some days you're the dog, some you're the hydrant
The version I heard: Some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug.

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Aviation is a disease for which there is no known cure, so quit your b*%#^ing and just write the check! (Give this one some thoughtful consideration before springing it on your better half...)

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Flying IFR is generally safer than flying at night; most of the time you will break out of the clouds, but dark goes all the way to the ground.

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An old captain to his DC-3 student: keep flying it until the hangar doors are closed.

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For those of us who enjoy partaking of the cereal extract: Make sure the hangar doors are closed before the refrigerator door opens.
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Old 10-18-2009, 10:59 PM
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One from down under.
Two builders working together on a measure up:

first builder "Is that close enough?"

second builder "No its perfect"

First builder "Oh! ok thats close enough"
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Old 10-19-2009, 12:42 AM
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It is better to be down there, wishing you were up here,
than to be up here, wishing you were down there.

(aft bulkhead of a jump plane, but I don't remember which DZ)
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Old 10-19-2009, 03:53 AM
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"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty." Winston Churchill

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