pilots' jargon and slang
I am a translator/interpreter at the Moscow-based Russian branch of Boeing and I am really eager to learn western pilots' talk, slang, jargon and stuff. I would really appreciate if you guys could dump in this thread some of your slanguage and sayings with a brief explanation of what they mean. I guess such thread could also be helpful as a pilots' talk glossary for the newbies.
Here's a bunch of examples of what I mean by slang:
George, to command George = autopilot
ETOPS =
In the cargo world, it stands for "Engines Turn Or Packages Sink".
In the airline world, it is: "Engines Turn Or People Swim."
Slam Dunk = Tactical Descent (steeper than normal visual approach)
"Keep your Engineer Wife, your First Officer house and your Captain's paycheck” (sayings like that also count as "slang")
Boredom Tube - slang synonym for a plane
Thanx everybody in advance