Quotes by Aviation I cannot imagine anyone looking at the sky and denying God. Abraham Lincoln aviation flight sky A recession is when you have to tighten your belt; depression is when you have no belt to tighten. When you've lost your trousers - you're in the airline business. Adam Thomson airline-business aviation lost Height gives you the initiative. Adolph Malan height aviation giving Make your decisions promptly. It is better to act quickly even though your tactics are not the best. Adolph Malan tactics aviation decision Never fly straight and level for more than 30 seconds in the combat area. Adolph Malan combat aviation levels Fire short bursts of 1 to 2 seconds and only when your sights are definitely 'ON.' Adolph Malan aviation fire sight Always turn and face the attack. Adolph Malan combat aviation faces Always keep a sharp lookout. "Keep your finger out"! Adolph Malan combat fingers aviation When diving to attack always leave a proportion of your formation above to act as top guard. Adolph Malan diving proportion aviation Go in quickly - Punch Hard - Get out! Adolph Malan combat aviation hard Roger, liftoff, and the clock is started. Alan Shepard roger aviation airplane Death is the handmaiden of the pilot. Sometimes it comes by accident, sometimes by an act of God. Albert Scott Crossfield aviation pilots sometimes There are two critical points in every aerial flight-its beginning and its end. Alexander Graham Bell aviation safety two Only air power can defeat air power. The actual elimination or even stalemating of an attacking air force can be achieved only by a superior air force. Alexander P. de Seversky aviation defeat air I really don't know one plane from the other. To me they are just marginal costs with wings. Alfred Kahn aviation cost wings Pan Am can go to hell. Alfred Kahn airline aviation hell She flew like a bird, only faster. Alvin M. Johnston aviation airplane bird As soon as we left the ground, I knew I had to fly. Amelia Earhart great-aviation aviation left The lure of flying is the lure of beauty. Amelia Earhart aviation flight flying Aviation records don't fall until someone is willing to mortgage the present for the future. Amelia Earhart aviation records fall 1234567891011»