The dream of flying is as old as mankind itself.
“The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn’t it be? – it is the same the angels breathe.
Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.
The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air.
Aviation is not about making money. It’s about helping people and using your love for the art to change the world.
Flight is the only truly new sensation than men have achieved in modern history.
I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things.
The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.
The most beautiful dream that has haunted the heart of man since Icarus is today reality.
There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.
Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.
The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph, but the struggle.
If you can walk away from a landing, it’s a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it’s an outstanding landing.
An airplane might disappoint any pilot, but it’ll never surprise a good one.
It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.
The Wright brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web, bringing people, languages, ideas, and values together.
I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things.
Flying is the second greatest thrill known to man. Landing is the first.
