Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
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" Q6 |4 p& D! ^: D2 `1 \Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal the number of take 1 b! I* V4 l% `& Z3 ^+ |
offs you\’ve made.
: {3 |6 a: g) C2 d8 C F经常保持降落数目与起飞数目相等。 8 r. M. A7 t' p) ?7 D0 C/ f* Q$ s
) q0 m. F* k! t2 f4 W! aWhen in doubt， hold on to your altitude. No-one has ever collided with the
5 Z7 W! x/ T8 W% \0 h( n9 i6 Asky. 当你觉得混乱时请保持高度，因为没有人跟天空相撞过。 * x1 s/ ~3 |" B
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The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of 9 A: r j' ] v3 p l, c
arrival. Large angle of arrival， small probability of survival and vice
# P! l5 h, g+ m9 R4 m H& i; d$ Kversa.
7 o- o- N r# A3 A% @生存的机会跟着陆角度呈反比。愈大的着陆角度，愈小的生存机会，反之亦然。 7 M9 q$ l" t2 w
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6 `2 e4 u) H( \/ J9 FThere are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately， no
1 h. d2 t# ^$ f _- q* \one knows what they are.
( m% O! `* `. O3 G要做出好的降落有三个原则。但很不幸地，没人知道是哪三个。 3 W3 W7 N @8 U' g5 x
7 H" Y( i9 ?3 w: g8 x$ D% j2 m- T- J- Q2 B! [1 N7 OIf you push the stick forward， the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick ' P( Q2 U& i. [# \ r1 J
back， they get smaller... That is， unless you keep pulling the stick all the 5 d' |% Q" ?3 a: @$ j
way back， then they get bigger again.
/ x/ M! H+ d& v$ l; ]: z' e当你把控制杆推前，房子会变大。当你把控制杆拉後房子变小了。但当你拉着不放，
. H, l" o+ Z4 K, g3 q房子又会变大了。 # c4 U, e7 D0 ~( e
8 V7 q( K( P5 O, f/ Q/ J: l# `, r3 F$ S& TYou start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick 1 [8 _# y: ?/ ~& S. `
is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck. 5 d3 m' ` D; R4 i0 w* J
开始时你有两个袋子，运气袋装得满满的，经验袋是空的。关键在於，在运气袋变空
& t7 ]+ y# `7 q前，请把经验袋装满。
' ?/ C! ^( u0 Z4 p7 _! a3 @7 p t! G, b% L6 J8 l i" m8 [; N9 y4 BGood judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately， the experience usually
2 k y# j9 r* x, r7 H: zcomes from bad judgment.
5 d- A g5 f! \1 X$ ?0 ^好的判断来自经验。但是很不幸的，经验通常是来自坏的判断。
. [$ c5 }1 J* l+ X* A- ?3 Z+ B7 @8 i% t4 Y2 x9 o3 p$ L$ Z/ l1 KThe three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you， runway
: N: a# s$ J4 wbehind you and a tenth of a second ago. 9 f% _0 @7 y* E; f3 Z
对於飞行员来说，最没用的三件事：在你头上的高度，在你背後的跑道，以及刚刚浪 9 o8 d# F$ \2 }& S" s; I6 v: b" Z
费掉的时间。 5 k7 T2 ^, f6 \
（另一说是头上的天空，背後的跑道，和空掉的油箱）( o0 V9 U% Y7 E9 Q' D
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bold pilots.
' R+ z5 J/ D2 a) ?- V0 \! B7 E世界上有老飞行员，也有勇敢的飞行员。但是并没有又老又勇敢的飞行员。
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You know you\’ve landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to
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当你要油门全开才能让飞机滑行时，你就会知道刚刚降落前忘记了放下起落架。
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Flying isn\’t dangerous. Crashing is what\’s dangerous.
( a" Q9 m5 d+ F/ X5 x* s) |/ _飞行不危险，撞机才是危险的。 % w( A( ^) M% q+ R6 X8 I# |+ a) G
: |; r' u, O7 X: N& H' f# Z. |8 @* K. s+ S# pThe ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you\’re on fire.
& H& S) R# G: [( D& a你唯一会嫌汽油太多的时候，就是飞机着火的时候。 1 A8 S0 M3 o$ b" P. `& x% |
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: G3 ]" h; i: b; }* F, |1 bA \’good\’ landing is one from which you can walk away. A \’great\’ landing is
+ C5 f. u! v; k- hone after which they can use the plane again. . B: o* T. }( h
一个“好”的落地就是你可以安全的走出机舱。一次“极好”的落地就是这架飞机还 * e' H4 j% z3 i9 Z* |/ v2 C2 ? z
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The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot
8 ]* [( U# D" s' e+ ]: ycool. When it stops， you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.
9 B9 @5 f6 g; U" w5 O螺旋浆其实只是一个能让飞行员感到凉快的大电风扇。当它停了你就会看到飞行员 3 x; F, X" r+ e }) \
开始冒汗了。
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Helicopters can\’t fly\； they\’re just so ugly the earth repels them.
1 f j; T' r3 g) }! F6 a直升机是不可能飞的。但是它们实在太丑了，连地球也排斥它们，所以可以升空。作者: rose 时间: 2008-12-24 20:38:58
A \’good\’ landing is one from which you can walk away. A \’great\’ landing is + I+ {' A1 D0 y2 c: [3 Y/ b+ ~( `* U
one after which they can use the plane again. ! O, @, A/ `8 W% F
0 ]' M5 M& ?7 P' z- L) y' S7 Uwe need humor always.作者: 帅哥 时间: 2008-12-24 20:40:39