如果你不懂得美國式幽默，那么你必須得耐心地琢磨……

Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.

每個(gè)起飛是自愿性的， 每個(gè)降落是強(qiáng)迫性的。

Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal the number of take offs you've made.

經(jīng)常保持降落數(shù)目與起飛數(shù)目相等。

When in doubt， hold on to your altitude. No-one has ever collided with the sky.

當(dāng)你覺得混亂時(shí)，請(qǐng)保持高度，因?yàn)闆]有人跟天空相撞過……

The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large angle of arrival， small probability of survival and vice versa.

生存的機(jī)會(huì)是跟著陸角度成反比例的。大的著陸角度，小的生存機(jī)會(huì)……

There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.

要做出好的降落有三個(gè)原則，但不幸的是，沒人知道是哪三個(gè)……

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

好的判斷來自經(jīng)驗(yàn)。很不幸，經(jīng)驗(yàn)通常是來自壞的判斷……

The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you， runway behind you and a tenth of a second ago.

對(duì)于飛行員來說，最沒用的三件事：在你上面的高度、在你背后的跑道以及剛過去的1/10秒。

There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. There are， however， no old bold pilots.

這里有老飛行員，也有勇敢的飛行員；但是，這里并沒有勇敢的老飛行員。

You know you've landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to the elevator.

當(dāng)你要開足馬力才能把飛機(jī)駛進(jìn)停機(jī)坪，你就知道剛才降落時(shí)， 忘記了放下起落架……

Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous.

飛行不是危險(xiǎn)的，墜毀才是危險(xiǎn)的！

The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

你唯一會(huì)嫌汽油太多的時(shí)候，就是著火的時(shí)候……

The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops， you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.

螺旋槳其實(shí)只是一個(gè)令飛行員涼快的大風(fēng)扇，當(dāng)它停了，你會(huì)看到飛行員開始冒汗了……