Certainly Brian. Good examples by the way. Here's more:
Landing gear = undercarriage
Engines = donks (Aussie specific?)
Airport = aerodrome
Ramp = apron (no worries mate, now we have to call it that too!)
Touch and goes = circuits and bumps (I like that one)
Anyway now that we've got this slipping business figured out, (sorted) a little thread creep is excusable I think!