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Old 14th June 2006 | 05:37
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I'm assembling a dictionary of helicopter related TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms...eg VTC, IFR, WAC...although happy to include acronym's of all numbers...eg "notam") and was wondering if anybody had any suggestions...post 'em here!
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Old 14th June 2006 | 06:43
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WTF
FUBAR
SNAFU
FITH
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Old 14th June 2006 | 11:38
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For a start there a few here http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/glossary.asp
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Old 15th June 2006 | 17:42
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SWAG

Scientific Wild Arsed Guess

As in "I'll SWAG it."
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Old 15th June 2006 | 19:48
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tbc.

a live TLA who is never adverse to a pint of DA.
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Old 16th June 2006 | 08:00
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Try these:

NCYWWASBE

or

FATGTSAIMAWSTUMA

or

AISDTBOLIWARYATSIMA

and finally:

TINSTAADQIA-BTWC
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Old 16th June 2006 | 23:11
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NCYWWASBE
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To: Distribution
From: W. S. Nechodom
Subject: Plea for Help (PFH)


Writing in acronyms (WIA) seems to confuse rather than enlighten me
(CRTEM). I keep having to page back (PB) in order to remember what the
acronym (A) stands for (SF).


Please avoid WIA so that you don't CRTEM unless you are deliberately
trying to CRTEM so that I won't find out what the ASF even if I PB.


T (Thanks)


W (Warren)

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Old 17th June 2006 | 02:46
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BOHICA...

Bend Over Here It Comes Again......
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Old 18th June 2006 | 12:33
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a long history in rotary means things break, things happen, almost universally not with any prediction.

the most used term ever i heard and used aplenty was -FNSTB.

F@** Never Seen That Before!

you know, a bloke puts a hat full of spew on his head FNSTB!!
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