Pilot Slang?

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OK, here is a question. And please add as you see fit.

I have seen some pilot-ey words today on POA that I don't understand.

Please help!

"Sheeple" (spelling?) Like "she" and "people" combined or perhaps "sheep" and "people"

"Hot Dogging" (not sure I want to know?)

"Scud Running" (I think this has to do with flying under the clouds)


List others I should know as a new pilot. Wouldn't want to show up to the flour bombing next weekend without being able to follow along with all the pilot stories I may hear . . . .


Kimberly
 
sheeple - sheep and people, refers to people that just go with the flow rather than make a stand for something they believe in. a derogatory term

hot dogging - showing off.

scud running - flying at low altitude, usually because of low clouds.
 
kimberlyanne546 said:
OK, here is a question. And please add as you see fit.

I have seen some pilot-ey words today on POA that I don't understand.

Please help!

"Sheeple" (spelling?) Like "she" and "people" combined or perhaps "sheep" and "people"

"Hot Dogging" (not sure I want to know?)

"Scud Running" (I think this has to do with flying under the clouds)


List others I should know as a new pilot. Wouldn't want to show up to the flour bombing next weekend without being able to follow along with all the pilot stories I may hear . . . .


Kimberly
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Sheeple: Anyone that thinks we should follow others (Sheep + People)
Hot Dogging: Showing off. Also - "raw dogging" for those of us that are married
Scud Running: Flying really low below clouds, and only slightly above the ground.

Here's another: Clag: Clouds or nasty weather.
 
kimberlyanne546 said:
"Sheeple" (spelling?) Like "she" and "people" combined or perhaps "sheep" and "people"
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People acting like sheep. Sheeple. Baa.
"Hot Dogging" (not sure I want to know?)
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Seriously? You must have led a very sheltered life. :) Hot dogging is showing off, it's an expression older than even I am. Grandstanding, showboating, playting to the crowd.
"Scud Running" (I think this has to do with flying under the clouds)
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Trying to dodge IMC by flying low and following roads, terrain, etc. "Scud" means low clouds, usually moving fast and low to the ground under another cloud layer.
 
They covered it, but lets add a few more.

Sever Clear = Blue skys
IFR = I follow roads
Stalls = Wings quit flying, not the engine
Hangar Queen = a plane that does not fly. Just sits there and looks good.
Hangar Rat = people who want to fly but just hang around the airport.
Ground.9 = fancy way of ATC telling you to go to 121.90 for ground ATC.
Cross winds= separates aviators from pilots.
Nose dragger= any plane with a tail wheel in the wrong place. :lol:
Spam cans= Cessna's, Pipers, any certified single engine, derogatory term.
Paper charts= I have no idea. :no:

Any more? Keep them coming!
 
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You mean slang like "Cabbage crates coming over the briny?"

Or slang like "Top hole. Bally Jerry pranged his kite right in the how's your father. Hairy blighter, dicky-birdied, feathered back on his Sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harper's and caught his can in the Bertie?"
 
CAVU.

"Bringing the mail" or "Carrying the mail" - Flying at high speed back to the airport.
 
"Pilot pellets": Those peanut butter and crackers that you find in the vending machines at FBOs, usually found on cross countries when you're really hungry and that's the only edible thing in the building.
 
Geico266 said:
Hangar Queen = a plane that does not fly. Just sits there and looks good.
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I am sorry, but that is NOT the correct definition of a Hangar Queen.

A hangar queen is a plane that for some reason or another is not flyable and has consequently become a spare parts farm in order to keep other aircraft in the squadron airworthy. Can also be used to refer to an aircraft that is constantly down for maintenance and thus spends all of its time waiting in the hangar to be fixed.
 
ATITAPA = Any traffic in the area please advise (the phrase that shall not be spoken)
NIMBY = Not in my back yard (a person that is against something just because they don't understand it and it is near them)
 
Fearless Tower said:
I am sorry, but that is NOT the correct definition of a Hangar Queen.
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I believe he is right, it does not need to be a parts suppler, my old hangar queen has only 2000 hours in 75 years, many time the aircraft simply sets for long period as some one's project, hoping they may fly again.
 
Fearless Tower said:
I am sorry, but that is NOT the correct definition of a Hangar Queen.

A hangar queen is a plane that for some reason or another is not flyable and has consequently become a spare parts farm in order to keep other aircraft in the squadron airworthy. Can also be used to refer to an aircraft that is constantly down for maintenance and thus spends all of its time waiting in the hangar to be fixed.
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I guess anything can be argued on the interwebz.

Hangar queen/garage queen/etc has always been a plane that looks good and never flies, not a parts bird/truck/motorcycle/etc..

I'm not sure the phrase has an exact definition.
 
BellyUpFish said:
I guess anything can be argued on the interwebz.

Hangar queen/garage queen/etc has always been a plane that looks good and never flies, not a parts bird/truck/motorcycle/etc..

I'm not sure the phrase has an exact definition.
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I've generally heard it as a plane contantly needing maintainance or repair. That doesn't mean your definition is wrong- words & phrases often have multiple meanings.
 
Geico266 said:
Hangar Queen = a plane that does not fly. Just sits there and looks good.
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This is what we define as hangar queens or in car clubs, garage queens. The plane or car that never hits the road just sits and looks pretty.

nddons said:
"Pilot pellets": Those peanut butter and crackers that you find in the vending machines at FBOs, usually found on cross countries when you're really hungry and that's the only edible thing in the building.
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That's a new one for me......darn funny too.:D
 
Fearless Tower said:
I am sorry, but that is NOT the correct definition of a Hangar Queen.

A hangar queen is a plane that for some reason or another is not flyable and has consequently become a spare parts farm in order to keep other aircraft in the squadron airworthy. Can also be used to refer to an aircraft that is constantly down for maintenance and thus spends all of its time waiting in the hangar to be fixed.
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Funny, I was going to say the definition of Hangar Queen was Kim, but your definition certainly does not fit! :rofl:
 
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Ahh, another one:

"Fingers" - 123.45 on the radio. It's a freq you are not supposed to use, but a lot of people use it anyway for air-to-air communications. So many people use it that probably the REAL air-to-air freqs are empty.

From the AIM 4-1-11.2(b):
Use
Frequency
Air-to-air communication
(private fixed wing aircraft).
122.750
Air-to-air communications
(general aviation helicopters).
123.025
Aviation instruction, Glider, Hot Air Balloon (not to be used for advisory service).
123.300
123.500
 
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AMU= Aviation Monetary Unit. $1,000.

Usage: Hey, I got off easy on my annual this year. It only cost me 1.5 AMU's.

Also makes it easier to have a conversation about your flying and plane spending when your wife is listening.
 
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Rental Power- running at wide open throttle (who cares about fuel economy!!)
 
Geico266 said:
Ground.9 = fancy way of ATC telling you to go to 121.90 for ground ATC.
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To elaborate a bit, all ground control frequencies are 121.something. So you will here the shorthand expression ground point 1 (or point 2, etc) as appropriate. Saying ground 121.1 is the correct, long form. But the 121 part is somewhat unnecessary as it should be understood by pilots.

-Skip
 
Skip Miller said:
To elaborate a bit, all ground control frequencies are 121.something. So you will here the shorthand expression ground point 1 (or point 2, etc) as appropriate. Saying ground 121.1 is the correct, long form. But the 121 part is somewhat unnecessary as it should be understood by pilots.
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Very true, and you know you're in big trouble if you're asked to contact ground.5

;)
 
jjflys said:
Rental Power- running at wide open throttle (who cares about fuel economy!!)
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Just a slight addition to this correct definition- applies for "wet rental" which includes the cost of fuel in the hourly rental cost. Since fuel is included, there is no incentive for the renter to fly slower to use less fuel.

As I just defined one slang term, I'll define the related "dry rental" where the cost of fuel is not included in the rental. For this rental, there is a financial incentive to use less than full power as the renter needs to pay for the fuel used.
 
RV= Vans Aircraft, not recreational vehicle. (Vastly superior flying machines to spam cans. ;))
EAA= Experimental Aircraft Association
AOPA = Another Old Pilots Association :D


Vectors= heading to fly for an objective
Driver= Pilot
Envelope= The maximum performance parameters of an aircraft
Gizmo= A piece of technical gear (also doodad, thingamabob, or hoo-ha)
Hard Deck= An established minimum altitude for training
No Joy= Failure to make visual sighting; or inability to establish radio communications.
Pucker Factor= How scary something is.
OOC = Out Of Commission
Tango Uniform= Polite phonetics for broken, not functioning.
 
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Geico266 said:
RV= Vans Aircraft, not recreational vehicle. (Vastly superior flying machines to spam cans. ;))
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RV Pilot = Pilot of an RV. People who think they're the best pilot in the world flying the best plane in the world. Typically will stand out because of their Hot dogging, Scud Running, and Overhead Breaks. :D

Greaser = The best landing possible.
 
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TripleZ said:
RV Pilot = Pilot of an RV. People who think they're the best pilot in the world flying the best plane in the world. Typically will stand out because of their Hot dogging, Scud Running, and Overhead Breaks. :D
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a much more accurate description! :rofl:
 
BellyUpFish said:
I guess anything can be argued on the interwebz.

Hangar queen/garage queen/etc has always been a plane that looks good and never flies, not a parts bird/truck/motorcycle/etc..

I'm not sure the phrase has an exact definition.
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In the Air Force, a hangar queen is a plane that's broke or is broke often and has spent a lot of time being troubleshot or worked on. A plane used for parts is called a "Can Bird" (in reference to cannibalization).

This was true in my AF career and I observed that it was standard at the MAC, SAC, and TAC at bases I was stationed at all over the world. But maybe the airlines or some foreign Air Force use these terms differently.
 
Tally Ho - "I will follow the airplane before me in sequence for landing."

No joy - "I don't have my traffic in sight."
 
Skip Miller said:
To elaborate a bit, all ground control frequencies are 121.something. So you will here the shorthand expression ground point 1 (or point 2, etc) as appropriate. Saying ground 121.1 is the correct, long form. But the 121 part is somewhat unnecessary as it should be understood by pilots.

-Skip
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Not all.

KDTO Ground = 124.95
KAFW Ground = 132.65
 
TripleZ said:
RV Pilot = Pilot of an RV. People who think they're the best pilot in the world flying the best plane in the world. Typically will stand out because of their Hot dogging, Scud Running, and Overhead Breaks. :D
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Green = the color of jealousy. Often found in those who don't fly RV's. :rofl:
 
DaleB said:
Trying to dodge IMC by flying low and following roads, terrain, etc. "Scud" means low clouds, usually moving fast and low to the ground under another cloud layer.
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AKA normal VFR cross country flying. :(

nddons said:
"Pilot pellets": Those peanut butter and crackers that you find in the vending machines at FBOs, usually found on cross countries when you're really hungry and that's the only edible thing in the building.
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Those are not edible.
 
While it didn't take long for this thread to start bashing "types of pilots" here are a few more. ;)

Indian Country - A deadly place, generally below ~10,000' that is full of indians - Warriors, Cherokees, Aztec's, etc, etc..

Weekend Warrior - typical GA pilots who couldn't aviate on their best day.
 
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