Airfoil.- Reynolds wrap for manufacturing aircraft wings.

Arresting Gear.- A policeman's equipment.

Barrel Roll.- Sport enjoyed at squadron picnics, usually after the barrels are empty.

Carburetor Icing.- A phenomenon happening to aero club pilots at exactly the same time they run out of gas.

Cone of Confusion.- An area about the size of New Jersey located near the final approach beacon at an airport.

Crab.- The squadron ops. officer.

Dead Reckoning.- You reckon correctly, or you are...

Engine Failure.- A condition which occurs when all fuel tanks become filled with air.

Firewall.- Section of the aircraft specially designed to let heat and smoke enter the cockpit.

Glide Distance.- Half the distance from an airplane to the nearest emergency landing field.

Hydroplane.- An airplane designed to land on a wet runway, 20,000 feet long.

IFR.- A method of flying by needle and ripcord.

Lean Mixture.- Non-alcoholic beer.

Motor.- Word used by student pilots and yankees when referring to the engine.

Nanosecond.- Time delay built into the stall warning system.

Parasitic Drag.- A pilot who bums a ride back and complains about the service.

Range.- Usually about 30 miles beyond the point where all fuel tanks fill with air.

Rich Mixture.- What you order at the other guy's promotion party.

Roger.- Used when you don't know what else to say.

Service Ceiling.- Altitude at which cabin crews can serve drinks.

Spoilers.- The Federal Aviation Administration.

Stall.- Technique used to explain to the bank why your car payment is late.

Steep Bank.- Banks that charge pilots more than 10% interest.

Tactics.- What a clock sounds like when it needs fixing.

Tail Wind.- Results from eating beans, often causing oxygen deficiency in the immediate vicinity.

Turn & Bank Indicator.- An instrument highly ignored by pilots.

Useful Load.- Volumetric capacity of the aircraft, disregarding weight of cargo.

Up.- A chant used by pilots taking off from Colorado Springs, who want to discover the meaning of life.

VOR.- Radio navigation aid, named after the VORtex effect of pilots trying to home in on it.

Windsocks.- Socks that need darning.

Yankee.- Any pilot that asks Houston tower to "Say again".

Zero.- Style and artistry points earned for a gear-up landing.