Naff sayings
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Naff sayings
Better wishing you were up there than .. .. ..
Eight hours from throttle .. .. ..
.. .. .. and quite a few tohers come to mind.
Why is it avaition is so full of so many naff sayings (as meritorious as they might well be)?
.. .. .. and can you add to list while you are at it?
Eight hours from throttle .. .. ..
.. .. .. and quite a few tohers come to mind.
Why is it avaition is so full of so many naff sayings (as meritorious as they might well be)?
.. .. .. and can you add to list while you are at it?
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From: Southern England
Aviation loves it's TLA's (three letter acronyms).
Naff is a gay polari acronym for "not available for f***ing".
I'm sure it wasn't your intended meaning, but it is amusing to see how words evolve.
I like posh (port out, starboard home).
Naff is a gay polari acronym for "not available for f***ing".
I'm sure it wasn't your intended meaning, but it is amusing to see how words evolve.
I like posh (port out, starboard home).
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From: Kent UK
As a relative newbie to the scene I have noticed that there are a lot of TLAs in aviation too, especially confusing as I work in IT which, I am sure, is the all-time champion industry when it comes to TLAs, the problem is that some have now started to overlap. I have to switch brain modes from IT to aviation and back several times a day.
Knowing too many TLAs becomes a real distraction when you are driving as every third car numberplate is meaningful in some way
Knowing too many TLAs becomes a real distraction when you are driving as every third car numberplate is meaningful in some way
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From: South of France
Well, it's not a saying as such but is very similar to the Army's " Pull up a sandbag...".
Scene...fade in:
Old timer in the flying club bar thanks young PPl student as he lifts a freshly poured pint of "Johnsons Old Scrote"
"Thanks son. Well there I was, upside down and nothing on the clock but the makers name......and that was in Japanese...."
Scene...fade in:
Old timer in the flying club bar thanks young PPl student as he lifts a freshly poured pint of "Johnsons Old Scrote"
"Thanks son. Well there I was, upside down and nothing on the clock but the makers name......and that was in Japanese...."
Blah Blah Blah
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From: Malmesbury VRP
Here is a saying about 172's from another post.
Originally Posted by draccent
I hate them! they are pieces of crap. Im too short for them, the damn armrests make it hard to flare because I have to move the seat so far forward.........PIECE OF CRAP!!!
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From: London
Well I'm afraid on more occasions than I should I resort to: "if God intended man to fly, He would have given him wings" and, even worse...
"Do you REALLY know what makes an aeroplane fly?"
Whatever the reply I shake my head and silently produce a credit card.
"Do you REALLY know what makes an aeroplane fly?"
Whatever the reply I shake my head and silently produce a credit card.
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From: South Oxfordshire
easy307, TLA is an abbreviation, not an acronym.
Acronyms are abbreviations made into words, so rather than saying the letter names individually you say the letters as if they were a word......
S.O.P. - abbreviation
RAM - acronym
I think...
I don't get out much.
Acronyms are abbreviations made into words, so rather than saying the letter names individually you say the letters as if they were a word......
S.O.P. - abbreviation
RAM - acronym
I think...
I don't get out much.
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From: Oxford
Not quite that simple, easy307 - see
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/naff
and you might change your mind...
Tim
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/naff
and you might change your mind...
Tim
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From: Kent
You may consider it "NAFF" but:
Speed is Life
Height is Life Insurance
One thing I have learnt is: Don't dismiss the "old guy" greeted by jeers of "WIWOL" as he approaches the bar and seems a little "past it" - he can likely handle a flame out / relight in a vertical climb while noting tactical updates and manging fuel and weapon systems at the same time.
OC619
P.S. Respect your elders
P.P.S. If you don't know what WIWOL means ask nicely and I'll let on.
P.P.P.S. TLAs are not the business - WIWOL is an FLA!!!
P.P.P.P.S. I may, possibly, talk b******s when I've had more than a botle of wine
Speed is Life
Height is Life Insurance
- Sorted out my problems with "mid level" cable breaks when winch launching gliders.
- Possibly saved my life when I experienced a marginal performance take off (much closer look at some trees than I ever want again).
- Would, like as not, have saved the majority of flyers who have not survived "stall / spin" events in the circuit.
One thing I have learnt is: Don't dismiss the "old guy" greeted by jeers of "WIWOL" as he approaches the bar and seems a little "past it" - he can likely handle a flame out / relight in a vertical climb while noting tactical updates and manging fuel and weapon systems at the same time.
OC619
P.S. Respect your elders
P.P.S. If you don't know what WIWOL means ask nicely and I'll let on.
P.P.P.S. TLAs are not the business - WIWOL is an FLA!!!
P.P.P.P.S. I may, possibly, talk b******s when I've had more than a botle of wine
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From: Massachusetts Bay Colony
pardon the hi-jack but an old engineer was telling me the other day about his WIWOH days.
He said, "no matter what part you wanted to change on the damn thing, you could see it or you could touch it, but you could never do both!"
Pretty much describes my current days of WIWOP!
Pitts2112
He said, "no matter what part you wanted to change on the damn thing, you could see it or you could touch it, but you could never do both!"
Pretty much describes my current days of WIWOP!
Pitts2112