Decoding pilot lingo: what does this phrase mean?

on 25^th December 2020

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Decoding pilot lingo: what does this phrase mean? | Best of 2020

Like any other professional community, aviators have their own slang. At times weird and full of unique expressions, it surely is a mindbender to mere mortals. Long-established terminology and rare buzzwords: how much of the pilot talk are you actually able to understand?

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