And the three most useless things in aviation are?

[Deadstick]

Altitude above, runway behind and fuel on the ground.

http://goo.gl/DTYrN

[Deadstick]

Fixed, I think.

[3WE]

Originally Posted by Deadstick

Altitude above, runway behind and fuel on the ground.

http://goo.gl/DTYrN

I don't like absolute statements, so I'll say that all takeoffs are almost 100% optional and that landings are almost 100% mandatory.

[Deadstick]

Originally Posted by 3WE

I don't like absolute statements, so I'll say that all takeoffs are almost 100% optional and that landings are almost 100% mandatory.

Ain't nobody been left up there yet.

[Gabriel]

Energy management in a rhyme:

Velocidad y altura
conservan la dentradura

In English would be something like

Speed and height
keep teeth in place

[Gabriel]

Originally Posted by Deadstick

Ain't nobody been left up there yet.

But nearly: Apolo XIII

[Deadstick]

Originally Posted by Gabriel

But nearly: Apolo XIII

It's a good thing they had Tom Hanks on that flight so people tried really, really hard to get them back.

[3WE]

Yeah, we like Tom Hanks, but Bill Paxton did all the flying... in spite of the fact that he'd had fish for dinner and was very ill.

[Peter Kesternich]

Hmmmmm... wasn't actually Kevin Bacon the pilot?

[3WE]

Originally Posted by Peter Kesternich

Hmmmmm... wasn't actually Kevin Bacon the pilot?

Indeed

[Highkeas]

Originally Posted by Gabriel

But nearly: Apolo XIII

And also nearly Apollo XV - dumped rocket fuel on the main parachutes and lost 1-1/2 out of 3 parachutes (only around 10 minutes of panic by ground control unlike XIII which lasted for several days).

[Evan]

Originally Posted by Highkeas

And also nearly Apollo XV - dumped rocket fuel on the main parachutes and lost 1-1/2 out of 3 parachutes (only around 10 minutes of panic by ground control unlike XIII which lasted for several days).

Still would've landed...

[Gabriel]

Originally Posted by Evan

Still would've landed...

... loudly.

[3WE]

I was thinking there's a thread in the safety forum about a guy who ran out of gas? Has anyone seen it? Can anyone supply a link to it?