Planedrivers Definitions !

[planedriver]

 

 

 

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 Sussex 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 - 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 - CAA 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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