The 33 Greatest Lies in Aviation
· I'm from the FAA and I'm here to help you.
· Me? I've never busted minimums.
· We will be on time, maybe even early.
· Pardon me, ma'am, I seem to have lost my jet keys.
· I have no interest in flying for the airlines.
· I fixed it right the first time, it must have failed for other reasons.
· All that turbulence spoiled my landing.
· I'm a member of the mile high club.
· I only need glasses for reading.
· I broke out right at minimums.
· The weather is gonna be alright; it's clearing to VFR.
· Don't worry about the weight and balance -- it'll fly.
· If we get a little lower I think we'll see the lights.
· I'm 22, got 6000 hours, a four year degree and 3000 hours in a Lear.
· We shipped the part yesterday.
· I'd love to have a woman co-pilot.
· All you have to do is follow the book.
· This plane outperforms the book by 20 percent.
· We in aviation are overpaid, underworked and well respected.
· Oh sure, no problem, I've got over 2000 hours in that aircraft.
· I have 5000 hours total time, 3200 are actual instrument.
· No need to look that up, I've got it all memorized.
· Sure I can fly it -- it has wings, doesn't it?
· We'll be home by lunchtime.
· Your plane will be ready by 2 o'clock.
· I'm always glad to see the FAA.
· We fly every day -- we don't need recurrent training.
· It just came out of annual -- how could anything be wrong?
· I thought YOU took care of that.
· I've got the field in sight.
· I've got the traffic in sight.
· Of course I know where we are.
· I'm SURE the gear was down.
The 33 Greatest Lies in Aviation
· I'm from the FAA and I'm here to help you.
· Me? I've never busted minimums.
· We will be on time, maybe even early.
· Pardon me, ma'am, I seem to have lost my jet keys.
· I have no interest in flying for the airlines.
· I fixed it right the first time, it must have failed for other reasons.
· All that turbulence spoiled my landing.
· I'm a member of the mile high club.
· I only need glasses for reading.
· I broke out right at minimums.
· The weather is gonna be alright; it's clearing to VFR.
· Don't worry about the weight and balance -- it'll fly.
· If we get a little lower I think we'll see the lights.
· I'm 22, got 6000 hours, a four year degree and 3000 hours in a Lear.
· We shipped the part yesterday.
· I'd love to have a woman co-pilot.
· All you have to do is follow the book.
· This plane outperforms the book by 20 percent.
· We in aviation are overpaid, underworked and well respected.
· Oh sure, no problem, I've got over 2000 hours in that aircraft.
· I have 5000 hours total time, 3200 are actual instrument.
· No need to look that up, I've got it all memorized.
· Sure I can fly it -- it has wings, doesn't it?
· We'll be home by lunchtime.
· Your plane will be ready by 2 o'clock.
· I'm always glad to see the FAA.
· We fly every day -- we don't need recurrent training.
· It just came out of annual -- how could anything be wrong?
· I thought YOU took care of that.
· I've got the field in sight.
· I've got the traffic in sight.
· Of course I know where we are.
· I'm SURE the gear was down.