Why do so many people say "rudders"?

[wanttaja]

Is this a rudders rant?

Even better, its a Ridiculous Rude Rudders Rant.....

Ron Wanttaja

 

[Deelee]

Your all wrong. There called rudder's. Butt their is only won on my plain.

 

[Unkljohn]

Both feet on the rudders, but only one hand for the yolk.

Yolk bothers me more than rudders does.

 

[CharlieD3]

Both feet on the rudders, but only one hand for the yolk.

Is that a "floppy" yolk from a beach product?

I prefer the dual yolk:

fly to the scene of the incident, or be recovered at the scene of the tragedy

 

[Dan Thomas]

Or referring to a pilot certificate as a license.

Sorry, that was a slowball right across the plate, I had to swing.

Commonwealth countries have pilot licenses. Britain, Canada, Australia, etc. The rest of you only get a certificate.

I know, I know. This is Pilots of America. Kick me out.

 

[RoscoeT]

Short for rudder[pedal]s

 

[GaryM]

Count me among those who has never heard them called 'rudders'. Although I've not had occasion to hang out with pilots of those aircraft that really do have two or more.

 

[Tantalum]

"pants"

 

[hindsight2020]

I don't use rudders...ruddervators are better.

*Laughs in Textron*

 

[Arm3]

(Australian accent): Ha ha. That’s not rudders....THAT’S rudders.

 

[Omalley1537]

I’m glad you got your point acrossed. Now I don’t have to go aks somebody.

 

[IK04]

...Or look it up in the AIMS...

 

[catmandu]

I could care less.

 

[FORANE]

That's careless, couldn't careless.

 

[X3 Skier]

F-117 (It will fly ok with just one). Don’t ask how I know.

Cheers

 

[luvflyin]

I use the rudders petals to taxi to the hanger.

Ironically, rudders is correct in this case.

Ya need the apostrophe for that to be right. Rudder's

 

[schmookeeg]

I used the rudders when I landed at the Wal-Marts.

Let's take about 5 to 10 percent off there, Squirelly Dan.

 

[falconkidding]

What do i call it when one vertical stab but the rudder is broken into high and low speed sections with separate articulation?

 

[unsafervguy]

just make sure your using the rudders after you turn finals..........

 

[Bob Noel]

but what if you are flying the Ercoupe? Does that have 2 or 0?

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

because.....

 

[midwestpa24]

because.....View attachment 87558

Exactly, you must associate with too many V-tail drivers.

 

[Silvaire]

Okay I'm over it, I suppose it's not as bad as aircrafts now that you mention it.

 

[Tarheelpilot]

Or referring to a PPL as having their privates.

In a group of married men it may not be inappropriate English.

 

[Fearless Tower]

just make sure your using the rudders after you turn finals..........

That’s the one that I’ve never understood. Europeans, Brits especially, seem to love to refer to final approach as ‘finals’

 

[Chip Sylverne]

Because it's easier to say than "vertical flight control surface" and more descriptive than "foot thingies".

 

[Bobanna]

"pants"

Try "pair of pants." And people wonder why I wear loincloths. Sheesh

 

[Chip Sylverne]

Or perhaps "pairs of pant". Two legs after all.

 

[JCranford]

Fine,I’ll call em ‘rutters’ From now on

 

[CharlieD3]

On a hot day like today I kilt my pair of pants.

fly to the scene of the incident, or be recovered at the scene of the tragedy

 

[CharlieD3]

Because it's easier to say than "vertical flight control surface" and more descriptive than "foot thingies".

So now, the rudder controls vertical flight?
Flippers be dammed!

fly to the scene of the incident, or be recovered at the scene of the tragedy

 

[OkieAviator]

Two Dutch rudders a threesome?

 

[flyingron]

I'm more curious about when people say "rudder" when they mean "vertical stabilizer."

 

[flyingron]

*Laughs in Textron*

I'm all for it. But Textron doesn't build anything with rudervators. They did buy the company that built the last one in 1982.

 

[Arnold]

Three rudders:

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

Exactly, you must associate with too many V-tail drivers.

Maybes....

 

[MikeS]

Um, hangar is also spelled wrong intentionally. That was the point.

With postings I invariably catch the drift when irony or humor is intended. I've never found it difficult. In writing posts with twists like this I've found many readers are incapable of getting it. This has discouraged me from even trying to become a famous writer.

 

[iamtheari]

Some of you are spending too much time on the tarmac and not enough on the flight deck.

 

[Chip Sylverne]

So now, the rudder controls vertical flight?
Flippers be dammed!

fly to the scene of the incident, or be recovered at the scene of the tragedy

"Yaw control surface" sounds too southern.

 

[denverpilot]

Some of you are spending too much time on the tarmac and not enough on the flight deck.

Tarmac. Triggered. LOL.

Very rare stuff.