he thought piloting the plane would involve little more than pushing buttons and pulling levers.
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Actually that’s all there is to it. Of course it helps a bunch if you know which lever to pull and which button to push at what time.
Or ask Shonte, Jr. and Jamaal.
"[in a police helicopter on the ground]
Shonte Jr.: Anybody know how to fly this damn thing?
Jamaal: Mother****er, it can't be that hard, it's just lift versus drag and rotation.
Lee Harvey: Yeah, man, get your head out your ass.
Shonte Jr.: It's not that, man, the controls are written in German, ya asshole.
Lee Harvey: Mother****er, you speak German don't you?
Shonte Jr.: Mother****er, I can speak it, I ain't saying I can read the **** all that good.
Jamaal: [Grabs instruction book] You a mother****in' disgrace!"