Author Topic: Greatest feeling ever (Read 207 times)

SFRT - Frenchy · « **on:** June 11, 2000, 11:01:00 AM »

I'm collecting pilot thoughts on their 'greatest feeling'. All I have so far is :

a Flying Tiger pilot: "there is no greatest feeling than being 19 and flying combat missions"

a Korean war pilot: "there is no greatest feeling than being shot at and missed".

One of my previous flight instructor :"there is nothing as loud as a silent engine".

If you know some around the same subject, please feel free to enrich my poor collection.
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Olivier "Frenchy" Raunier

www.sfrt.net

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By-Tor · « **Reply #1 on:** June 11, 2000, 02:51:00 PM »

When the pain subsides after gettin hit in the balls! I win,next question?

By-Tor

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"SCREAM'IN PTERODACTYLS"

Weave · « **Reply #2 on:** June 11, 2000, 02:57:00 PM »

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

...Weav

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #3 on:** June 11, 2000, 03:49:00 PM »

How about aviation related before we end up with the full repertory of 'expressions of the world'.

Dune · « **Reply #4 on:** June 11, 2000, 03:59:00 PM »

"I just kept shooting and they just kept falling"
- George Preddy, 352nd FG on the day he shot down 6 LW in one hop.

"It wasn't very sporting, but what the hell."
- Chuck Yeager, 357th FG on shooting down a Me 262 that was landing.

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Lt Col Dune
X.O. 352nd Fighter Group
"The Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney"

"Credo quia absurdum est." (I believe it because it is unreasonable)
- The motto of the Republic of Baja Arizona

Sharky · « **Reply #5 on:** June 11, 2000, 04:27:00 PM »

"Can't talk gotta shoot."

-Bud Anderson, 357th FG during a fight and trying to call in other Mustangs.

Jigster · « **Reply #6 on:** June 11, 2000, 05:33:00 PM »

Recovering from a hopeless situation at the very last second, not knowing how in the damn world you did it, and joking about it all the way to the ground.

-- Chuck Yeager

- Jig

Jekyll · « **Reply #7 on:** June 11, 2000, 08:07:00 PM »

"I'm down here by myself. I'm chasing 30 109s. I'm about to catch them. You'd better hurry up. It's gonna be a hell of a fight!"

Johnny Eaves to the rest of his 56th FG squadron, March 1944.

(Eaves did in fact engage all 30 109s. He shot down two and damaged several others)

Glasses · « **Reply #8 on:** June 12, 2000, 03:00:00 AM »

"I may have 4 eyes,but you only have one wing" -Glasses

Saintaw · « **Reply #9 on:** June 12, 2000, 03:20:00 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by Glasses:
"I may have 4 eyes,but you only have one wing" -Glasses

ROFLMAO !

racerx · « **Reply #10 on:** June 12, 2000, 04:11:00 PM »

srry guys, gotta side with ByTor on this one

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"RED DACTYL"
"SCREAM'IN PTERODACTYLS"

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Udie · « **Reply #11 on:** June 12, 2000, 10:12:00 PM »

This ain't no famous quote, but...

The greatest feeling ever is the feeling of you get in the middle of a fight 2 seconds after you remember to release the drop tank.

udie

Frodo · « **Reply #12 on:** June 12, 2000, 11:23:00 PM »

"Teamwork is essential...It gives the enemy someone else to shoot at."

Frodo

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Shamus · « **Reply #13 on:** June 12, 2000, 11:55:00 PM »

LOL. love it Frodo!!!

Shamus