Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
0 Y9 \. A% G3 ]+ O" v4 J起飞是自愿性的，降落却强迫性的。
% o$ A5 O% {1 B5 \9 {1 ?! y' ^6 q" F% T1 m9 H- T8 D8 y8 ?" x6 j: JAlways try to keep the number of landings you make equal the number of take
% o7 e2 `# V& g+ U, j. Z zoffs you\’ve made.
% _5 w7 ]/ K7 B4 k7 z; p# [0 R3 `经常保持降落数目与起飞数目相等。 : `* c3 e* X, m
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When in doubt， hold on to your altitude. No-one has ever collided with the ; L2 m) H: A$ y( Q' z8 Y5 V
sky. 当你觉得混乱时请保持高度，因为没有人跟天空相撞过。
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& Q. q* V: l" y1 h" Z2 a4 r' ~The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of 3 j5 u1 S* a, x3 U" q
arrival. Large angle of arrival， small probability of survival and vice , d5 X+ h& w |$ Z7 E
versa.
7 _4 l' c7 C+ P0 t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。
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There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately， no
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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。 . F3 @ J, ]. d" D7 N! q
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If you push the stick forward， the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick 7 _6 i2 D% C4 Z# X: A Y
back， they get smaller... That is， unless you keep pulling the stick all the
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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， & T6 L R( |- e+ _6 `! _5 W
房子又会变大了。
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You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick
" ^/ i; d- u {. c) xis to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
- Y2 r, c' T$ p% [# b) }& K6 T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
' @0 P6 r Z3 o# s h5 O+ T2 b前，请把经验袋装满。
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Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately， the experience usually
! j3 N y+ D" L8 U$ Dcomes from bad judgment.
7 q& ]7 x, t3 ?% G9 z7 A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。
3 [# O# F8 A- |# }2 w% h3 [; H. Q Z5 D3 B* a# B3 i$ W0 Z8 h: I' m6 T3 tThe three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you， runway
6 u6 g% N" n* S) h* y2 ibehind you and a tenth of a second ago.
+ \& {( q% b" B* W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 - K& Y/ v& \1 Y, {; V; ]; H- h: [
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（另一说是头上的天空，背後的跑道，和空掉的油箱）7 Z. s0 T1 \& Z7 M: f
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There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. There are， however， no old
2 Y; u5 c2 d5 g% f6 Sbold pilots.
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2 a0 x' X1 I; y# Y1 f& f9 tYou know you\’ve landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to % j) S; p. ~4 a4 f$ _+ |# Q
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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。 & s3 W) B7 j0 z3 h
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Flying isn\’t dangerous. Crashing is what\’s dangerous.
% x) o" o2 ~+ @: ^! b7 u1 G- k3 a* B飞行不危险，撞机才是危险的。
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你唯一会嫌汽油太多的时候，就是飞机着火的时候。
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A \’good\’ landing is one from which you can walk away. A \’great\’ landing is
* D! a- ~# z) z- Oone after which they can use the plane again.
w1 t. c0 C1 g$ V" D+ _ [, R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
7 a+ K6 g6 i1 V; e2 u7 ?* @: x可以再用。 : e( s9 g+ b$ n; ^ e
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The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot & r( X- M" @( M% g
cool. When it stops， you can actually watch the pilot start sweating. $ y. B6 R- M8 Y7 L( j- |, F Q
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 ( f! o$ f- T8 L. x% w% e8 R
开始冒汗了。
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$ o. l8 u8 f* b, Y( jHelicopters can\’t fly\； they\’re just so ugly the earth repels them.
}5 S$ q6 A6 `" 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 ; x' `# J0 h1 B( Y" `2 c. V
one after which they can use the plane again. " `) z, F( ~5 g4 ~5 V7 m
y( ~5 b9 {: Qwe need humor always.作者: 帅哥 时间: 2008-12-24 20:40:39