Are we lost, or are we found at last? On earth we strive for our various needs, because so goes the fundamental law of man. Aloft, at least for a little while, the needs disappear. Likewise the striving. In the thoughts of man aloft, food and evil become mixed and sometimes reversed. This is the open door to wisdom. Aloft, the earth is ancient and man is young, regardless of his numbers, for there, aloft he may reaffirm his suspicions that he may not be so very much. This is the gateway to humility.
As the years go by, he returns to this invisible world rather than to earth for peace and solace. There also he finds a profound enchantment, althoug… - Ernest K. Gann
As the years go by, he returns to this invisible world rather than to earth for peace and solace. There also he finds a profound enchantment, althoug…
- Ernest K. Gann
Flying is hypnotic and all pilots are victims to the spell. Their world is like a magic island in which the factors of life and death assume their pr… - Ernest K. Gann
Flying is hypnotic and all pilots are victims to the spell. Their world is like a magic island in which the factors of life and death assume their pr…
Anyone can do the job when things are going right. In this business we play for keeps. - Ernest K. Gann
Anyone can do the job when things are going right. In this business we play for keeps.
Are we lost, or are we found at last? On earth we strive for our various needs, because so goes the fundamental law of man. Aloft, at least for a lit… - Ernest K. Gann
Are we lost, or are we found at last? On earth we strive for our various needs, because so goes the fundamental law of man. Aloft, at least for a lit…
Rule books are paper - they will not cushion a sudden meeting of stone and metal. - Ernest K. Gann
Rule books are paper - they will not cushion a sudden meeting of stone and metal.
It's when things are going just right that you'd better be suspicious. There you are, fat as can be. The whole world is yours and you're the answer t… - Ernest K. Gann
It's when things are going just right that you'd better be suspicious. There you are, fat as can be. The whole world is yours and you're the answer t…
Nobody who gets too damned relaxed builds up much flying time. - Ernest K. Gann
Nobody who gets too damned relaxed builds up much flying time.
The emergencies you train for almost never happen. It's the one you can't train for that kills you. - Ernest K. Gann
The emergencies you train for almost never happen. It's the one you can't train for that kills you.
There is no more alluring airspace in the world than the slit up a China girl's dress. - Ernest K. Gann
There is no more alluring airspace in the world than the slit up a China girl's dress.
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