PoleCat Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 I have started posting over at the 169th_Panthers website a monthly quote from real combat aviators through out history. I will add one a month. I hope you like them. To get you caught up here are the first of them that I already posted.. (January 07) "Fly with the head and not with the muscles. The fighter pilot who is all muscle and no head will never live long enough for a pension." Colonel Willie Batz, GAF, 237 Victories, WWII (February07) "The smallest amount of vanity is fatal in aeroplane fighting. Self-distrust rather is the quality to which many a pilot owes his existence." Captain Edward V. "Eddie" Rickenbacker, USAS, Leading US WWI Ace, 26 Victories (March07) "A MiG at your six is better than no MiG at all." Unknown U.S. Fighter Pilot (April07) If you come back from an operation with a kill but without your wingman, you lost your battle. Lt. Colonel Dietrich Hrabak, Luftwaffe, 125 Victories, WWII:pilotfly: Out http://www.104thphoenix.com/
A.S Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 nice one cat.... i like romantic perspectives like this http://www.skygod.com/quotes/ few more "Your biggest enemy is your EGO" : me :smilewink: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Ice Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 My absolute favourite quote by whom i dont know but if someone does please say .. In a Dogfight: "A bad decision is better than no decision at all"
A.S Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 In a Dogfight: "A bad decision is better than no decision at all" This guy was never dogfighting [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Pilotasso Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 I have a better one: "Dont mess with targets WVR wich have already been attacked BVR with ARH missiles!" ;) .
Alfa_Kilo Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 Here are a couple from the IAF: "The Jaguar takes off because the earth is round" "There are two types of MiG-23 pilots: Those who have had a tail strike and those who will suffer one in the future" (The MiG-23's tail is VERY LOW, so take offs and landings have to be very precise to prevent the tail from kissing the runway. This aircraft type is almost phased out from the IAF inventory, the -23MFs were retired on 20th March, leaving behind a few upgraded SEAD capable -23BNs and -23UMs conversion trainers.)
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