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Aviation Glossary (circa 1945)

raptor10

Philosoraptor
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Got this from Tailspin's Tales

AIRSPEED - Speed of an airplane. (Deduct 25% when listening to a fighter pilot.)
BANK - The folks who hold the lien on a pilot's car.
CARBURETOR ICING - A phenomenon reported to by pilots that occurs immediately after they run out of gas.
CONE OF CONFUSION - An area about the size of New Jersey located near the final approach NDB at an airport.
CRAB - A VFR Instructor's attitude on an IFR day.
DEAD RECKONING - You reckon correctly, if you're a Navy carrier pilot, 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 - Air Force idea of formation flying.
GLIDE DISTANCE - Distance from an airplane to the nearest emergency landing field, less one mile.
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.
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.
STALL - Technique used to explain to the bank why your car payment is late.
STEEP BANKS - Banks that charge pilots more than 4% interest.
TURN & BANK INDICATOR - An instrument largely ignored by pilots.
USEFUL LOAD - Volumetric capacity of the aircraft, disregarding weight.
WAC CHART - Directions to the WAC barracks.
YANKEE - Any pilot who has to ask New Orleans tower to "Say again".
 

White_Male

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

That is very true. I work at a flight school where we train a lot of Mexican and Chinese students. Every once in a while ATC will give a long clearance. If they say "roger" you know they didn't understand a word.
 
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