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This dictionary presents over 6,000 terms and acronyms related to transportation compiled by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The terms and acronyms were assembled from various transportation publications and databases which are maintained within the federal government, private organizations, Canada and Mexico. The Source Index at the end of this book lists the sources used to compile this dictionary. This material has previously only been available online via a searchable government database. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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The next best thing to having that brain chip implant! Ahandy collection of useful everyday aviation facts, figures and neatstuff for pilots. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (10)

Excellent for students and private pilots
Great for those of us who don't fly everyday to make sure you don't forget anything, a must have in any pilots bag.

Don't take off without it.
This handbook is invaluable to any pilot and a must for taking each time one flies. What more can I say? Just don't leave the ground without it.

Too Basic
As a pilot, I felt that this was a little too basic for real use. I looked through it once and never used it again. Most of the information a regular pilot should know off the top of his head and the other information is really not that useful. There are better application via the iPhone that cost less.

Handy, nice little aviation booklet
It has lots of info, only applicable if you fly. It helps refresh VFR and IFR stuff. Great tool for Instructor pilots.

2 Thumbs Up
One for this book ... the other for its companion book, Pilot's Rules of Thumb.Excellant resource.It is truly pocket size ... which, in my opinion, is a necessity for this type of handy reference.Absolutely chock full of clear and consise instructions and formulas.Considering the price vs the content ... a truly "must-have" item for students and flight/aviation enthusiasts. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: List of United States Marine Corps Acronyms and Expressions, Brass Monkey, Tarpaulin, Smoko, Two Six Heave, Scuttlebutt, Shipmate, Hey, Shipwreck, Gedunk Bar, Bunting Tosser, Salty Dog, Covey Crump. Excerpt:The Brass Monkey of Stanthorpe, Queensland - the place known for its "brass monkey weather", complete with a set of balls The phrase "cold enough to freeze the balls off (or on ) a brass monkey " is a colloquial expression used by some English speakers. The reference to the testes (as the term balls is commonly understood to mean) of the brass monkey appears to be a 20th century variant on the expression, prefigured by a range of references to other body parts, especially the nose and tail. Early recorded uses of the expression Early references to "brass monkeys" in the 19th century have no references to balls at all, but instead variously say that it is cold enough to freeze the tail, nose, ears, and whiskers off a brass monkey; or hot enough to "scald the throat" or "singe the hair" of a brass monkey. All of these variations imply that an actual monkey is the subject of the metaphor. Folk etymology It is widely believed that a brass monkey is a brass tray used in naval ships during the Napoleonic Wars , for the storage of cannonballs , piled up in a pyramid. The theory goes that the tray would contract in cold weather, causing the balls to fall off. This theory is discredited by the US. Department of the Navy and the etymologist Michael Quinion and the OED's AskOxford website for five main reasons: Other uses of the phrase Cunard The "brass monkey" is the nickname of the house flag of the Cunard Line , adopted in 1878, a lion rampant or on a field gules holding a globe. The reference is almost certainly irreverent humour, rather than a source of the expression, of which v... ... Read more

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This book is a compilation of the most commonly used terms, definitions, and acronyms used by pilots today. By using this book in conjunction with The Quick Guide for Your Private Pilot Certificate Volume #1 and the FAA Practical Test Standards (PTS) and other aviation materials; the student or individual will become more prepare for the FAA practical and oral exams, and also will make a better, safer and knowledgeable pilot. ... Read more