View Poll Results: What do you call what you fly?
Aeroplane
33
32.35%
Airplane
7
6.86%
Aircraft
31
30.39%
Plane
17
16.67%
Don\'t know/don\'t care
14
13.73%
Voters: 102. This poll is closed
What do you call what you fly?
The Original Whirly
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What do you call what you fly?
Something lighthearted for the bank holiday weekend. But I'm curious, as there's a bit of aviation snobbery here I think. How many of you hate the word "plane" for instance? And why? And did you before you became a pilot?
Apologies to rotary pilots etc; the poll won't let me include any more options.
Apologies to rotary pilots etc; the poll won't let me include any more options.
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Usually 'aeroplane', but the odd 'plane' sometimes slips out... which may or may not cause death threats, depending on who's within earshot (sorry Stik :o )
And there has been the odd occasion when 'you b@stard' has seemed more suitable.
And there has been the odd occasion when 'you b@stard' has seemed more suitable.
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and sometimes
you beauty
and when the bills come in:
expensive bitch!
Stik
and sometimes
you beauty
and when the bills come in:
expensive bitch!
Stik
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I fly a plane, the same way as I keep my food in the fridge, and my next door neighbours push their baby around in a pram. As soon as people start talking about refrigerators and perambulators I'll start talking about aeroplanes (but never airplanes!)
But, just the same as I usually watch the tv, but sometimes I watch the television, I do sometimes fly an aeroplane. Just depends what mood I'm in I suppose!
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But, just the same as I usually watch the tv, but sometimes I watch the television, I do sometimes fly an aeroplane. Just depends what mood I'm in I suppose!
FFF
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I dont mind what it's called, in the same way that I dont mind what colour or sex people are, where they come from and what language they speak.
I suppose I'm just darn lucky or priviliged to be able to understand all those terms for a Flying Machine.... what does it matter, us aviators are a small enough band as it is !!!
..scuse me, just off to fly my aerial-whizz-banger.....
I suppose I'm just darn lucky or priviliged to be able to understand all those terms for a Flying Machine.... what does it matter, us aviators are a small enough band as it is !!!
..scuse me, just off to fly my aerial-whizz-banger.....
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I usually say "Aeroplane", occasionally if I'm lazy then I'll say "plane" or sometimes use "aircraft"
and my dear little susie, bless her little cotton socks always calls it a "putt-putt plane"
and my dear little susie, bless her little cotton socks always calls it a "putt-putt plane"
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Stik,
Should I deduce from your post that you have just a teeny weeny ever-so-slight preference for the word aeroplane ?
And if so, why?
Should I deduce from your post that you have just a teeny weeny ever-so-slight preference for the word aeroplane ?
And if so, why?
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Am I the only one that refers to the aircraft by type then? What do I call it? "Cub" or "Cessna" (or spamcan) or "Rallye" or "Traumahawk" or whatever.
Or is that just the aftermath of a long time spent spotting?
Or is that just the aftermath of a long time spent spotting?
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To be honest I guess I use Aeroplane, Aircraft and Plane about equally - but NEVER AIRPLANE
However, She is always female.....
Why? Because like all women although she is great fun to play with, she is also temperamental and expensive to run
Regards, SD.
Oh, forgot, I also say avion....when in Rome (or France!) and all that...
However, She is always female.....
Why? Because like all women although she is great fun to play with, she is also temperamental and expensive to run
Regards, SD.
Oh, forgot, I also say avion....when in Rome (or France!) and all that...