Stephen Coonts Quotes About Flight

• Here above the farms and ranches of the Great Plains aviation lives up to the promise that inspired dreamers through the ages. Here you are truly separate from the earth, at least for a little while, removed from the cares and concerns that occupy you on the ground. This separation from the earth is more than symbolic, more than a physical removal - it has an emotional dimension as tangible as the wood, fabric, and steel that has transported you aloft.

  Stephen Coonts

  Emotional, Promise, Dreamer

  "The Cannibal Queen". Book by Stephen Coonts, January 1, 1992.

• Mistakes are inevitable in aviation, especially when one is still learning new things. The trick is to not make the mistake that will kill you.

  Stephen Coonts

  Mistake, Pilots, Aviation

  Stephen Coonts (2010). “The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into the Heart of America”, p.54, Open Road Media

• Flying is like sex - I've never had all I wanted but occasionally I've had all I could stand.

  Stephen Coonts

  Sex, Flying, Aviation

  Stephen Coonts (2010). “The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into the Heart of America”, p.66, Open Road Media

• Flight is romance - not in the sense of sexual attraction, but as an experience that enriches life.

  Stephen Coonts

  Romance, Aviation, Flight

  Stephen Coonts (2010). “The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into the Heart of America”, p.35, Open Road Media

• I am alive. Up here with the song of the engine and the air whispering on my face as the sunlight and shadows play upon the banking, wheeling wings, I am completely, vibrantly alive. With the stick in my right hand, the throttle in my left, and the rudder beneath my feet, I can savor that essence from which life is made.

  Stephen Coonts

  Song, Hands, Essence

• It's the most exciting thing you have ever done with your pants on!

  Stephen Coonts

  Pants, Done, Aviation

• Airplanes are like women - pick what you like and try to get it away from the guy who has it, then dress it out to the limit of your wallet and taste.

  Stephen Coonts

  Airplane, Guy, Trying

  Stephen Coonts (2010). “The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into the Heart of America”, p.13, Open Road Media

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