Athene Airheart's definitions

aileron

The control surfaces found on the outboard sections of an airplane's wing. They move up and down and control the roll of the airplane, turning it.

Aileron is from the French for "Little wing."

Before every flight, I check the ailerons to make sure they are working properly.

by Athene Airheart May 15, 2004

cume

Short for "cumulative," among other things.

Jane did really well on her final exams in college, she got a 3.7 cume!

by Athene Airheart March 18, 2004

Corolla

An affordable, low maintainance sedan built by Toyota. A popular first car. They will run forever. Also available in hatch back or sport coupe.

My personal favorite is the vintage 1979 2 door sedan. Rear wheel drive, 1.6 liter engine, bought it for $400 and it's still running strong.

Corollas rule!

I am glad I bought my Corolla, but I wish parts were easier to find for it.

by Athene Airheart March 19, 2004

Cessna

Slang for a really really good airplane. (I.E. dependable, reliable, cute, affordable.) Refers to the Cessna 152 model, which is one of the greatest training aircraft ever.

"That plane over there is a real Cessna!"

by Athene Airheart March 14, 2004

it's your birthday

An expression of delight, similar to "It's my birthday." Probably accompanied by dancing around.

"Oooooh yeah, you dunked that shot... you da man, it's your birthday, woop! Woop!"

by Athene Airheart March 20, 2004

Take one

In the movie business, "take one" is the first try at filming a particular scene. It is what is called out at the beginning. If the actors mess up the lines, etc, it will go to "take two" or "take three" or "take forty-seven."

"Take one!" shouted the director as the scene began.

by Athene Airheart May 15, 2004

stall

All the above is true. Operationally, a stall happens when you slow the airplane down and increase the angle of attack over the wing so it is no longer producing lift. Student pilots practice doing them so they know how to get out.

It is not particularly dangerous to do stalls if you are careful about it, but I find them to be rather uncomfortable. There is a possibility of going into a spin if the pilot doesn't pay attention. But that, too, can be recovered from.

The other day I did a power-off stall. I slowed the airplane down, applied full flaps, then reduced power. I raised the nose untill it buffeted, then the wing lost lift and the nose dipped. I lowered the nose some more and applied full power and flew away.

by Athene Airheart May 15, 2004