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Military this and that-
WISDOM - FROM THE MILITARY MANUALS'
If the enemy is in range, so are you.'- Infantry Journal
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'It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.'-U.S. Air Force Manual
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'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.'- General MacArthur
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'You, you, and you .. Panic.The rest of you, come with me.'- U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant
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'Tracers work both ways.'-U.S. Army Ordnance
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'Five second fuses only last three seconds.'- Infantry Journal
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'Any ship can be a minesweeper.Once.'
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Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.' - Unknown Marine
If you see a bomb technician running, keep up with him!'
'Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death , I Shall Fear No Evil.For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.' -SR-71 pilot
'You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.'- Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot)
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'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.'
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'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
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'When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.'
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Even with ammunition, the Air Force is just another expensive flying club.'
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'What is the similarity betweenAirTrafficControllers (ATC) and pilots?If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies;If ATC screws up, ...... The pilot dies.'
'Never trade luck for skill.'
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The three most common expressions (or famous last words), in aviation are:
'Why is it doing that? 'Where are we?' And;'Oh ****!'
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'Airspeed, altitude and brains.Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.'
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'Mankind has a perfect record in aviation;we never left one up there!'
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'Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understandingor doing anything about it.'
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'The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you'- Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)
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'There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.'-Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970
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'If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.'
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'You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.'
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As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft , having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives; the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks 'What happened?' The pilot's reply: 'I don't know, I just got here myself!' -Attributed to Ray Crandell(Lockheed test pilot)
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