Cheated death once again…
Was our local one. Was very apt with some of the pilots I used to fly with.
By the time you’re sure you’ve landed, the moment has usually passed.
Airborne_Again wrote:
I wouldn’t mind the pushback under own power either
Reversing is quite easy in a King Air or similar. Feels dangerous though
Greasers are overvalued. This is the way to do it:
(I wouldn’t mind the pushback under own power either.)
The few occasions that I manage a greaser are when I am alone in the aeroplane and nobody is watching, so my normal expression is “WTF, what a waste!”
My favorite expression after a smooth landing: That’ll show them
There’s no mention of “greaser” landings in my AFM but in any case, it’s best to say nowt until the old bird is safely tucked up in her shed.
I used to fly with a feller who said “walked away from another one” after every landing, good or bad.
I had an instructor from the RAF who used to say “cats piss on velvet”.