Inspirational Quotes
"And once
you have tasted flight, you will walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward,
for there you have been, and there you long to return."
- Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519
"Exiting an aircraft in flight should
only be accomplished due to structural failure, or, if on fire, with the
flames licking at your feet. Skydiving is like practicing how to bleed."
- C.J. Christ, USAF (ret.)
"You fall like a brick shithouse."
-Ratt, one of Norm's AFF instructors
at Pepperell
"I'll teach you how to jump on the wind's
back, and then away we go."
"That was the best piece of flying I've
seen since 'Nam. . . right up to that part where you got killed."
- 'Viper' to 'Maverick' in Top Gun,
after beating him in a simulated dogfight
"Life is either a daring adventure or
nothing at all."
- Helen Keller, 1880-1968
"I live with fear and terror, but sometimes
I leave her and go skydiving."
- Unknown
"Take me to the airport
Put me on a 'plane
Hurry, hurry, hurry
Before I go insane"