Cockpit Quotations

As a child, I had the opportunity to meet the captain onboard a British Airways flight. It was so exciting to see the cockpit and controls. I was in awe of the captain, and he stamped my log book, which I still have to this day.

I'm confident that the terrorists are aware that from the curb to the cockpit we've got additional security measures that didn't exist a couple of years ago.

Formula one is very one-dimensional in terms of what we do in the cockpit.

When you actually take the time to go over to somebody's office and personally thank them - whether their office is in a cockpit of an airplane, or in a break room - that's an actual manifestation of interest in them. You need to take the time to show the people around you who work for you that you're interested in them.

Flying through a hurricane is the most fearsome shaking you will ever get. Everything has to be tied down in the airplane. And the IMAX camera has to be rock-steady through all this. We had to design special mounts on the left and right sides of the cabin and in the cockpit to hold the cameras.

Whatever you read, there's no better place to read than the cockpit or the berth of a boat. It's kind of like being in a womb.

We believe this will enhance ATA's ability to attract the capital necessary to reorganize. By making these sacrifices, our cockpit crew members will help to secure a better future for themselves and their fellow employees.

There are few things that have filled me with such breathless awe as flying in the black of night across oceans and continents and looking out my cockpit window upon the infinite glory of millions of stars.

We have had a few reports of different types of lasers -- the light entering the cockpit -- whether that has been from a terrorist group or from other groups we are not sure but that's the investigation we are doing.

My last trip was to the States, and on the way back I sat in the cockpit for take-off and landing. In a funny way, I think aircrew know that I've travelled a lot and therefore feel we are fellow professionals to some degree-which is nice, very complimentary.

I believe that if you want to be president of the United States, you run for president. You don't run for president with some eject button in the cockpit that allows you to go on an exit ramp if it doesn't work out.

Based on the evidence we have seen thus far -- the flight data recorder, the cockpit voice recorder, radar data and the small bits of wreckage that have been recovered -- we have found, so far, no sign of a mechanical or weather-related event that could have caused this accident,

because of the quality of the cockpit voice recorder and the extensive information contained on the flight data recorder, I am confident that many of the questions we have, you have, and the individuals following this investigation have around the world have, will be answered.

I have asked the United States Navy to provide us with options on how we should proceed in retrieving -- if we are unsuccessful -- in retrieving the cockpit voice recorder by tomorrow evening,

If the aircraft lost cabin pressure, either in the cockpit or the cabin, effectively everybody would be doomed within a short space of time.

He was in the cockpit when the plane went down. We're very proud of him and all the folks who made sure our nation's Capitol was not a target. They did not take out a symbol of our democracy.

Kayak polo's a good excuse to put on a skirt and play a sport. When you play in a white-water kayak, which is a closed cockpit boat, you wear a short, black waterproof skirt you stretch over the kayak's top edges to keep water from coming inside.

Kayak polo's a good excuse to put on a skirt and play a sport, ... When you play in a white-water kayak, which is a closed cockpit boat, you wear a short, black waterproof skirt you stretch over the kayak's top edges to keep water from coming inside.

It has been a long time since I have not been able to get a look at the cockpit as I get on a plane.

That was a horrible accident, an engine there, a wheel there, a cockpit there.

We are concentrating our efforts on determining from the evidence, including the cockpit voice recorder, whether or not this investigation will remain under the leadership of the National Transportation Safety Board,

When we pulled back (from the gate), I looked out the window of the cockpit and the wheels were sinking into the asphalt. It was melting. The tug just kept pushing us back until we were on the (solid) cement, ... It made a huge mess in the asphalt.

Just before you break through the sound barrier, the cockpit shakes the most.

We will determine what other assets might increase our chances for successfully recovering the cockpit voice recorder and what the next step should be once that is accomplished.

This system will support software programs that make available in the cockpit information that today exists only on paper or in the hands of air traffic controllers. Ultimately, it will help pilots with navigation and allow them to space their aircraft on their own; call up the most complete and accurate long-range weather maps; warn of potential collisions on the ground; push the maintenance logbook into the digital age, and place the entire flight manual within easy electronic recall.

We found that the risk posed by these portable devices is higher than previously believed. These devices can disrupt normal operation of key cockpit instruments, especially Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, which are increasingly vital for safe landings.

confirms all my worst fears ... The Sun has done the House a favor by exposing the amateurish and old fashioned culture which is a threat to the very cockpit of our democracy.

These devices can disrupt normal operations of key cockpit instruments, especially Global Positioning System receivers, which are increasingly vital for safe landings.

I've actually had a copilot come out of the cockpit on a trip from L.A. to New York and ask me about Charles Manson.

The OMS becomes the cockpit for the traders so they can move in and out of markets quickly.

The cabin pressure and the cockpit pressure are the same.

This decision was a difficult, but necessary one for us, ... The vehicle interior segment is rapidly consolidating in response to the industry-wide move toward integrated cockpit systems solutions. As a niche player, we are not in a position to lead this consolidation.

This 30-minute seating rule was a sensible measure when first applied, ... Now, almost four years later, significantly enhanced layers of security ranging from hardened cockpit doors to air marshals make it reasonable to eliminate this requirement.

They showed one little cockpit view. I leaned in close and saw it was Scott, talking to his co-pilot, ... When they deplaned, he looked pretty cool, hands in pockets, like he knew he did a good job. Finally, he's getting his due.

They prepared us for it. The people in the cockpit were very calm, cool and collected. They said smoke was there but they didn't see any when they landed, so I think they got most of it out. But, we were better once we landed, all of the nerves were a little more at ease.

There was a lot of smoke, and most of the flames were going over the cockpit area.

It picks up ambient noises in the cockpit, switch movements, it picks up any noise, really. We can even analyze the frequency of the engines and determine how fast they were rotating by listening to the cockpit voice recorder.

Once ratified, we believe this will enhance ATA's ability to attract the capital necessary to reorganize, ... By making these sacrifices, our cockpit crewmembers will help to secure a better future for themselves and their fellow employees. The Company appreciates their contribution.

Not only are words important on a tape but sounds are important, ... Quite often spectral analysis of noises or other sorts of clunks and clinks can be identified by members of the cockpit voice recording group.

I love to fish. You can go hours without anything happening, and all of a sudden a big blue marlin comes into the spread and it's cockpit chaos. My dream is to catch a grander, a 1,000 pounder.

I read, studied, and learned everything I could find about aviation. It was my greatest desire to become a pilot. I could already picture myself in the cockpit of an airliner or in a military fighter plane. I felt deep in my heart this was my thing!

got out of his seat, walked toward the cockpit and started kicking at the cockpit door.

The GMA 347 audio panel meets the needs of aircraft owners who require industry leading communication integration. The versatility of the audio switching functions helps reduce cockpit workload and makes the flight more enjoyable for the pilot and crew.

The cockpit voice recorder (contains) radio transmissions ... to the ground, and the flight data recorder will also indicate when the transmitter is on, ... Put those two together and then you run them together and you can then correlate the events that occur on the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder.