Subject: Stuff pilots need to know.

= Airspeed - Speed of an airplane. Deduct 25% when listening to a Navy Pilot.
= Angle of Attack - Pick-up lines that pilots use.
= Bank - The folks who hold the lien on most pilot's cars.
= Barrel Roll - Spot 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 above 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.
= 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're not sure what else to say.
= Roll - The first design priority for a fully loaded KC-135A.
= 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.
= VOR - Radio navigation aid, named after the VORtex effect of pilot trying to home in on it.
= Yankee - Any pilot that asks Houston tower to "Say again".
= Zero - Style and artistry points earned for a gear-up landing.