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Subject: Aviation Dictionary<br /><br /> AIRSPEED - Speed of an airplane. (Deduct 25% when listening to a retired fighter pilot.)<br /><br /> BANK - The folks who hold the lien on most pilots' <br /><br /> CARBURETOR ICING - A phenomenon reported to the<br />FAA by pilots immediately after they run out of gas <br /> <br /> CONE OF CONFUSION - An area about the size of<br />New Jersey located near the final approach beacon at an airport.<br /><br /> CRAB - A VFR Instructor's attitude on an IFR<br />day.<br /> DEAD RECKONING - You reckon correctly, or you are<br /><br /> DESTINATION - Geographical location 30 minutes<br />beyond the pilot's bladder saturation point.<br /> <br /> ENGINE FAILURE - A condition that occurs when<br />all fuel tanks mysteriously become filled with low-octane air.<br /><br /> FIREWALL - Section of the aircraft specifically<br />designed to funnel heat and smoke into the cockpit.<br /> <br /> FLIGHT FOLLOWING - Formation flying.<br /> <br /> GLIDE DISTANCE - Half the distance from an<br />airplane to the nearest emergency landing field.<br /><br /> HOBBS - An instrument which creates an emergency<br />situation should it fail during dual instruction.<br /><br /> HYDROPLANE - An airplane designed to land long<br />on a short and wet runway.<br /><br /> IFR - A method of flying by needle and<br />horoscope.<br /><br /> LEAN MIXTURE - Nonalcoholic beer.<br /><br /> MINI MAG LITE - Device designed to support the<br />AA battery industry.<br /> <br /> NA <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>