On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 23:51:59 +0200, Stefan
wrote:

Wolfgang Schwanke schrieb:

Of course there are several definitions of a good landing. A more
common one is: Any landing which the pilot can walk away from by
himself.

I've always thought that this was a very bad joke which just honours
lazyness.

I've wondered where the line originated. I found this quote. I wonder
if it's the root of it.

A good landing was a landing in which the pilot could walk away from
the airplane.
Maj Gen Benjamin D. Foulois,
US Army Air Corps