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Old 21st Oct 2013, 01:20
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pithblot
 
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Nitpicker.... "the other starboard".

I guess you mean larboard

We probably see less nautical terminology in flying as time goes by because there are (proportionally) less sailors in the industry than there once was. But we still measure speed in knots, which is nautical miles per hour. That's kinda, well, nautical.

One bloke I flew with regularly (Slim, a real gentleman) used to say "finish main engines" when he was pining for the Grey Line.
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