Aviation terms......

The following Aircraft terms
might be of interest.


AIRSPEED - Speed of an airplane. (Deduct 25% when listening to a
retired fighter pilot).

BANK - The folks who hold the lien on most pilots' cars.

CARBURETOR ICING - A phenomenon reported to the FAA by pilots
immediately after they run out of gas.

CONE OF CONFUSION - An area about the size of New Jersey located
near the final approach beacon at an airport.

CRAB - A VFR Instructor's attitude on an IFR day.

DEAD RECKONING - You reckon correctly, or you are.

DESTINATION - Geographical location 30 minutes beyond the pilot's
bladder saturation point.

ENGINE FAILURE - A condition that occurs when all fuel tanks
mysteriously become filled with low-octane air.

FIREWALL - Section of the aircraft specifically designed to funnel
heat and smoke into the cockpit.

FLIGHT FOLLOWING - NAVY Formation flying.

GLIDE DISTANCE - Half the distance from an airplane to the nearest
emergency landing field.

HOBBS - An instrument which creates an emergency situation should
it fail during dual instruction.

HYDROPLANE - An airplane designed to land long on a short and wet
runway.

IFR - A method of flying by needle and horoscope.

LEAN MIXTURE - Nonalcoholic beer.

MINI MAG LITE - Device designed to support the AA battery
industry.

NANOSECOND - Time delay between the Low Fuel Warning light and the
onset of carburetor icing.

PARACHUTES - The two chutes in a Stearman.

PARASITIC DRAG - A pilot who bums a ride and complains about the
service.

RANGE - Usually about 3 miles short of the destination.

RICH MIXTURE - What you order at another pilot's promotion party.


ROGER - Used when you're not sure what else to say.

SECTIONAL CHART - Any chart that ends 25 nm short of your
destination.

SERVICE CEILING - Altitude at which cabin crew can serve drinks.

SPOILERS - FAA Inspectors.

STALL - Technique used to explain to the bank why your car payment
is late.

STEEP BANKS - Banks that charge pilots more than 10% interest.

TURN & BANK INDICATOR - An instrument largely ignored by
pilots.

USEFUL LOAD - Volumetric capacity of the aircraft, disregarding
weight.

VOR - Radio navigation aid, named after the VORtex effect on
pilots trying to home in on it.

WAC CHART - Directions to the Army female barracks.

YANKEE - Any pilot who has to ask New Orleans tower to "Say
again".