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Splash A/A Target destroyed, or A/S weapons impact. Split An informative call that a flight member is leaving formation to engage a threat; visual may not be maintained. Spoofing Informative call that voice deception is being employed. Spot Acquisition of laser designation. Squawk (number/code) Operate IFF as indicated or IFF is operating as ...
A fighter pilot announcing that a weapon has been fired is intended to help avoid friendly fire, alerting other pilots to avoid maneuvering into the path of the munition. There are three variations of the Fox brevity word in use, with a number added to the end of Fox to describe the primary type of sensors the launched munition possesses (if ...
Slang reference by pilots to the release of ordnance (bombs and canisters) over a target, one at a time in close sequence, on one pass.Such a release allowed the ordnance to cover a larger linear area. Pickling of bombs was used against tree lines, enemy bunker lines, or as a blocking screen when a wide area needed to be attacked.
Kim Crow – Crow's was the first voice to be digitized. Pilots and astronauts know her as the original Bitching Betty. [9] Joan Elms – known as “Sexy Sally” to the flight crews of the Convair B-58 Hustler on the plane's magnetic tape-based warning system. [10]
Also, as a former Braniff Airlines pilot, Nance authored A Splash of Colors: The Self-Destruction of Braniff International. [11] As of 2022, he has appeared on 18 episodes of Mayday as an aviation expert. [12] Nance lives in University Place, Washington, south of Seattle. [13]
Airline pilots say strong crosswinds or runway debris could have caused a landing gear failure. All 80 passengers and crew survived, likely thanks to aircraft design and airline safety protocols.
A helicopter relief organization says it has rescued more than 400 people from storm-ravaged areas of North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Aviation communication is the means by which aircraft crews connect with other aircraft and people on the ground to relay information. Aviation communication is a crucial component pertaining to the successful functionality of aircraft movement both on the ground and in the air.