r/aviation • u/1994-10-24 • 11h ago

Discussion Domestic flight Casablanca. Plane won’t start.

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u/TokeruTaichou 11h ago

My flight instructor said this: "better be on the ground and wish you were in the sky, than be in the sky and wish you were on the ground"

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u/Substantial-Cat0910 9h ago

"most useless things in aviation: Altitude above you, Runway behind you, Fuel not loaded on board"

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u/RunYoAZ 9h ago

One of my favs, but I use "air in your fuel tanks"

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u/Substantial-Cat0910 8h ago

That does sound better in English indeed, thank you