Experiment! Meet new people. That’s better than any college education . . . By adventuring; about, you become accustomed to the unexpected. The unexpected then becomes what it really is . . . the inevitable.

I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty. That the reasons flyers fly, whether they know it or not, is the aesthetic appeal of flying.

Trouble in the air is very rare. It is hitting the ground that causes it.

The most effective way to do it, is to just do it.

Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible.

In soloing - as in other activities - it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.

Aviation records don't fall until someone is willing to mortgage the present for the future.