Soar High: A Collection of Inspirational Quotes for Pilots

"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."

- Wilbur Wright

"If you can walk away from a landing, it’s a good landing. If you can use the aircraft the next day, it’s an outstanding landing."

- Chuck Yeager

"Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute."

- Gil Stern

"Sometimes, flying feels too God-like to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see."

- Charles A. Lindbergh

"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."

- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

- Douglas Adams

"Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime."

- General Adolf Galland

"You’ve never been lost until you’ve been lost at Mach 3."

- Paul F. Crickmore

"Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime."

- General Adolf Galland

"Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

- Douglas Adams

"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."

- Wilbur Wright

"The engine is the heart of an airplane, but the pilot is its soul."

- Walter Raleigh

"The engine is the heart of an airplane, but the pilot is its soul."

- Walter Raleigh

"Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible."

- Eddie Rickenbacker

"You’ve never been lost until you’ve been lost at Mach 3."

- Paul F. Crickmore

"There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. However, there are no old, bold pilots."

- Hamilton Lee

"Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment."

- Dr. Kerr L. White

"Man must rise above the Earth—to the top of the atmosphere and beyond—for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives."

- Socrates

"Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible."

- Eddie Rickenbacker

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

- Leonardo DaVinci

"If black boxes survive air crashes, why don’t they make the whole plane out of that stuff?"

- George Carlin

"The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets."

- Al McGuire

"Aviation is not just about the destination; it’s about the journey and the experiences along the way."

"Flying is a constant reminder that with determination and perseverance, we can overcome any obstacle."

"The sky is not the limit; it’s just the beginning."

"The feeling of flying is like no other; it’s freedom, exhilaration, and a reminder that anything is possible."

"Flying teaches you to seize the moment, to appreciate the beauty of the world from a different perspective."

"Aviation is a dance between man and machine, where skill, knowledge, and intuition intertwine."

"The sky is not a limit; it’s a canvas waiting for your dreams to take flight."

"Aviation is not just about the destination; it’s about the journey and the experiences along the way."

"Flying is a constant reminder that with determination and perseverance, we can overcome any obstacle."

"You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck."

"Learn from the mistakes of others. You won’t live long enough to make all of them yourself."

"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding it."

"Flying isn’t dangerous. Crashing is what’s dangerous."

"What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, the pilot dies."

"The sky is not the limit; it’s just the beginning."

"The feeling of flying is like no other; it’s freedom, exhilaration, and a reminder that anything is possible."

"Flying teaches you to seize the moment, to appreciate the beauty of the world from a different perspective."

"Aviation is a dance between man and machine, where skill, knowledge, and intuition intertwine."

"The sky is not a limit; it’s a canvas waiting for your dreams to take flight."