Duane G. Carey Quotes

The flying? I'm not worried about it. I'm safe up there. I feel very comfortable with my abilities flying an airplane.

I got my private pilot's license in autumn 1986.

There's no such thing as a natural-born pilot.

I'm 100 percent sure I'm becoming a really good helicopter pilot.

I learned the mechanics of how to fly a plane, but I never lifted a plane off the ground.

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!

I think aerobatic pilots make the best pilots because you know, you're just so confident in an aeroplane. If you're gonna get into trouble, I'd rather be with someone that's a skilled aerobatic pilot.

I never intended to become a professional pilot. But, as I became more curious about aircraft, and, well, not being John Travolta, I realized that the only way I was ever going to fly a jet is if I got a job.

During my career as an airline pilot, I had the opportunity to be a check and training captain. Part of this job was to train and test experienced pilots to ensure that they had the necessary knowledge and skills to safely and efficiently operate those magnificent big jets.

I learned to fly an airplane, and had my own airplane during the 1960s.

We spent a lot of time in simulators. We were going to do it right.

I realized how important it was to know something about aviation, and it was something I was interested in, so I followed my brother's footsteps and obtained my pilot's license.

Let's take flight simulation as an example. If you're trying to train a pilot, you can simulate almost the whole course. You don't have to get in an airplane until late in the process.

I don't have the physical talent those guys have. My hard work has made me very good.

When you're asked to fly a 747 you better at least be able to fly a Piper cub.

I had a flight trainer who is one of the biggest and most famous helicopter pilots the world.

I fly my own airplane, and I have since 1960. I rarely fly anywhere other than my own airplane.

A pilot is like the most extensive dress rehearsal you can ever imagine, because the writers are learning about the actors, the actors are learning about the characters.

I've had a private pilot's license for years and flown all round the U.K. and over to France.

My first inclination was toward flying and being a pilot.

I did want to be a pilot. I wanted to be a military pilot because I liked airplanes. I was interested in modeling airplanes.

You have to be a student of the game to be successful, and it's promising when you can say that, with a world-record performance, I still have things to improve on!

I took my first flying lesson in 1967, when I was 16. By October 1968, I had 70 hours in the air and got my pilot's license.

Since I was a child, I watched tapes of Baggio, Zico, and Maradona, and then I tried to replicate them just playing on my own against the wall. Certainly it's talent, but you have to cultivate that talent.

I never thought that one day that this NAS Jax would be the center of aviation excellence in the Southeast and from pole to pole.