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北约军航飞行员术语解释
A

fired from AAA cannons as a defense against aircraft. Some guns are
radar-guided, others are
simply sprayed into the air.

combines its AEF fighters, tankers, bombers, airlift, etc., into a total
force for
deployment. See article and explanation of TDYs.

Air Force
designates career fields. For example, the basic fighter pilot AFSC
is
An 11F1 is a pilot in
training, while an 11F3 is a fully qualified fighter pilot, and a
K11F3 is
an instructor pilot. A list of basic AFSCs can be foundhere.
Combustion in a jet engine that occurs after the primary sequence.
Afterburners
Afterburner generally generate significant thrust at the cost of
large quantities of
fuel. Known as



assigned to
investigate an aircraft accident with the intent of assigning blame.
Compare AIB
with SIB.

flying and is
assigned to work with Army units to coordinate ArmyAir Force
operations, ALOparticularly within close range to Army units on the
ground. One of several
potential assignments a fighter pilot might receive. See the Air
Force
Assignment System portion of the article on God's Will.

guided AMRAAM launch and leave missile primarily used for BVR
engagements.

Sentry serves
AWACS primarily as an airborne controller by coordinating friendly
aircraft
operations. AWACS also assists fighters with the location and
B
Balls to the To go as fast as possible; max effort. Various internet
sources claim the source


Wall of this phrase is actually benign. Supposedly, some vehicle's
throttles were
topped by a ball (going back before aviation even to the steam
engine, in some
stories). Thus, pushing the throttle forward as far as it would go--
and thus
asking for maximum power--was
It doesn't matter if the stories are true or not. In fighter
parlance, anything that
sounds remotely like an illicit bodily reference is a popular idiom.
A phenomenon in the Air Force where members cannot help but tell
everyone Base X about how good it was at some other base at which they
were assigned. For
example,
article.
Basic Course. The introductory training course for a specific
fighter aircraft. I.e., B-Course the F-16 B-course or the F-15 B-course.
Beans Slang for the BDU-33, a 20lb training bomb.
The pre-briefed fuel state at which an aircraft needs to begin its
return to base in
Bingo order to land with the pre-planned fuel. Also used jokingly;
ie, being
may mean someone is almost out of toilet paper. SeeJoker.


The automated female voice that provides audible in- cockpit warnings
in some
Bitching fighter aircraft.
some aircraft. See an
Betty external relatedarticle. Also a derogatory term for a person
who complains or
talks too much.
Literally, the data recorder that contains the computer memory and
records all
aspects of a flight, most often used in post- crash analysis.
Figuratively, anything a fighter pilot doesn't understand the
operation of (and Black Box doesn't care about). Synonymous with black
magic, Magic 8 ball,
or thermos (i.e., how does a thermos know to keep hot things hot and
cold
things cold?).

term
B-LOC is a play on G-LOC and may briefed as a
non-entertaining or
repetitive situations.

to being BVR able to see him.


What an F-15C pilot calls a
Ground is taboo in B-Word the Eagle community.
C
Flight: An airborne aircraft uses a
talking to the
controllers. This is generally a word and number combination. For
example,

members would be
Callsignnumbered in succession; ie, 01, 02, 03, 04.
Pilot: A pilot's
are
during a Naming. See the article on one fighter pilot's naming.

friendly CAS ground units.
A device with a simulated cockpit on the end of a long arm that
spins at
Centrifuge extraordinary speed, allowing a pilot to experience
controlled
the story of one pilot's centrifuge experience.

of the CGOC ranks Captain and lower. See the Officership article.
A defensive device (essentially a bundle of shredded foil) that is
dispensed from


a fighter that desires to confuse an enemy radar. As a verb, to

particularly when it comes to
undesirable duties. Often used in concert with flares.
An evaluation sortie. A flight that is graded by an evaluator. In
training, these
rides determine the ability to progress to further stages of
training. In an Checkride operational Air Force unit, checkrides are
given approximately every 18 months
to grade a pilot's ability to safely fly the aircraft and accomplish
the mission.
A reminder to look behind you. In an aircraft, 12 o'clock is
directly in front of you,
3 o'clock is on your right, 9 is on your left, and 6 o'clock is
directly behind Check Six you. Often used as parting words (the
equivalent of
your back.
spiritual requisites.
An air refueling receiver. A tanker that is giving gas to receivers
is said to have
Chick
The term's application to females has fallen out of favor due to
political


correctness. In order to fight that politically correct perception,
female pilots
often refer to themselves as
Association.
An aircraft condition. If a jet is
action before it
is safe or useful for another flight. A
maintenance but can
Code 3 continue to fly. A
These codes are often
applied to more than just jets. That is, a pilot that is so sick
he's on bed rest
might facetiously call himself
A unit medallion, often called an
coin is listed on
virtually every vendor website in identical form. (Notably, they all
use the word

summary can Coin be seen here.) Most websites did not credit the history,
but some did list a Kelly
Air Force dining out presentation as the source text. I could find
no original
documentation. See Fighter Pilot Traditions.


The enlisted person in charge of a particular airplane. Just as a
pilot often gets
to have his name painted on the side of an aircraft, so does the
crew chief who Crew Chief
between fighter pilots and crew
chiefs in the Enlisted section of the article onPeople and
Relationships.

participants are encouraged to call on the knowledge and experience
of the CRMFRM
other players. CFRM is explained slightly here.
D
A reference to an aircraft's parent regulation. The Dash-1 contains
all the
Dash-1 normal operation and emergency procedures required to safely
operate the
aircraft and is the final authority as to the official limits of the
aircraft.
Dead BugA fighter pilot drinking game. See Fighter Pilot Traditions.

too sick to fly DNIF but can still perform other duties, as determined
by the flight surgeon.


The first sortie of pilot training; sometimes applied to the first
sortie of any formal Dollar Ride flying training program in a new
aircraft. See the first paragraph of One Pilot's
Training Story.
A running compilation of the missteps of the members of the squadron.
They
are most interesting when kept during deployments and often become a
unique
collection of history (and often humor) for a unit. Doofer Book
Generally, there are few rules, either about content or language—the
only
criterion is that the story must be at least 10% true. Doofer books
have largely
fallen victim to political sensitivity. See the relevant section
ofthis article.
A duo of F-16 pilots who revived the tradition of fighter pilot
songs. See Dos Gringos the FAQ, article on Fighter Pilot Songs. Their
website is located here.
E

enemy
ECMradars. Some fighter aircraft carry an ECM device internally,
while others carry
an external ECM pod.


Rubber suit worn during over water operations when the water
temperature is
dangerously low. Should a fighter pilot be required to eject, the
suit is designed Exposure to increase his chances of survival in
otherwise near-fatal water temperatures. Suit Often called a
suit,
there isn't much you can do about it.
F

ground who
directs an airborne aircraft's attack runs in support of front line
units. A FAC
conducting the same
mission.
A cloth bag that some pilots use to carry classified media to the
aircraft. So Fag-bag called because it resembles a
man that carries a purse...

pilot training FAIP whose first assignment is to return to pilot
training as an instructor. One of
several potential assignments a new pilot might receive. See
thePilot
Training section of the article on God's Will.



is referred if FEB someone questions his ability to continue safely
flying. An FEB can take away
a pilot's wings.
The procedure by which a fighter pilot sets his cockpit switches in
order to Fence-InOut prepare for combat. When he
he
switches to the appropriate mode. He
A defensive device expended by an aircraft in order to decoy heat-
seeking Flare missiles. Often used in concert with chaff.
Flat-top Fighter pilots get their hair cut in high and tight fashion
for this annual February event. See Fighter Pilot Traditions.
The first aircraft in a formation; the experienced pilot in the
formation primarily Flight Lead responsible for accomplishing the
mission and leading hiswingman.

a FNG squadron and have not yet received a callsign.
FOG
above.
Used similar to its sports origins, a pilot commits a
violates
protocol on a air to ground bombing range. The range controller
transmits, Foul
used generically to


express discontent with another's actions.
Code word (slang term) indicating a certain type of air-to-air
missile has been Fox fired; the type is designated by number:




someone
claimed to shoot a missile in an impossible situation, he might be
accused
of shooting a non-existent
call. Also
jokingly used when an aircraft is brought down by something other
than a
missile; for example, a midair collision.
Occasionally fighter pilots will simply say
Flight: Short for fratricide, which is the killing of a friendly by
a friendly (blue on
blue) whether on the ground or in the air.
Frat Military: Short for fraternization, which is an inappropriate
relationship between
military members of unequal ranks. Generally refers to
unprofessional officer
enlisted relationships.


G
Literally, gravity. Under one G, a pilot is in level flight and
feels his normal
9 Gs. See centrifuge.
GIB
aircraft.

out
G-LOCcaused by the loss of blood flow to th e brain experienced by
fighter pilots
when under high-G conditions. See centrifuge. See also B-LOC.
Currency of the foreign country in which a fighter pilot is deployed.
Doesn't Gonk matter which one; they all use gonk.
An amphetamine pill prescribed by a flight surgeon for a pilot. The
pill is
intended to provide the benefits of caffeine without the side
effects Go Pills (diuretic, jitters). Because of the pill's similarity
to illegal drugs, they are
highly controlled and sometimes politically controversial.
A collection of questions, answers, data, and hints; the
scoop.
one time, particularly in pilot training, to have test
simply to


have a copy of the test ahead of time. Testing scandals have reduced
the
Gouge occurrence of that type of gouge. Generically, it just means
helpful data,
whether academic or otherwise; i.e.,
how
to...?
Ethics
of Gouge.
Slang for Army troops; when used to refer to Air Force members, it
is a Ground-Pounder derogatory term for non-aviators.
H

to home HARM in on and destroy enemy ground radars. See the description
of HARMs in the
article on OIF.
Heavy A non-fighter aircraft.
In close formation. Two fighters that are in a close formation are
said to be Holding
Control know that the formation Hands has rejoined and can be treated as
a single entity.
Holy Joe Antiquated slang for chaplain. Also, an overly pious or
sanctimonious person.


To fail an upgrade flight. So called because of the hook- shaped
of Hook
I
Avionics:
identifying IFF aircraft.
Flying training:
the AT-38B,
this is the last flying course a fighter pilot attends before going
on to
the B-Course for his operational Major Weapons System.
IP
another.
J
A 100 proof liquor that is often the
for fighter
Jeremiah Weed pilots. There is an interesting description of Weed
onWikipedia, and the

here.
Joker Pre-briefed fuel state above bingo at which maneuvering should
be
terminated or separationbug-out begun. Joker may be understood as a
'pad' above bingo that allows for a certain amount of maneuvering
before


finally reaching bingo.
K

cease tactical
maneuvering because a dangerous situation has developed. In flags
andLFEs, KIO this
scenarios to direct another
pilot to stop messing around.
L
Based on the practice of charging pilots for landing an aircraft at
an airport, a

The fee most
often ostensibly covers the costs of things like squadron T-shirts,
unit-colored
Landing Fee name tags, and plaques or lithos that the pilot will
receive when he leaves. The
fee can be nominal and logical, but in many cases is simply based on
the unit's
number (i.e., a $$137 landing fee for becoming a member of the 37th
Fighter
Squadron).

often from


LFEdifferent countries, to participate in a single simulated
Read about some
LFEs here.

front that LGB allows the bomb to be guided with impressive precision.
Line of Sight The ability to have an unimpeded view of the objective.

Lieutenants LPA (the youngest officer grade in the Air Force).
M
A unit of speed relative to the Speed of Sound. A Mach number of 1.0
is
equal to the speed of sound. Most modern fighters maximum speeds are
in Mach the vicinity of 2.0 M. Because the speed of sound depends on
multiple
variables, it does not translate directly into a fixed
hour
Code word (slang term) indicating an AGM-88 HARM (air-to-ground
Magnum missile) has been fired.

afterburner MIL setting of a jet engine.

gear


that must be worn, with a scale of 1 to 4. MOPP 0 indicates that
chem gear MOPP must be nearby; MOPP 4 indicates that overgarments, boots,
gloves, and a
gas mask must be worn.
Synonym for dead, die, kill. A pilot who is killed during a dogfight
is a


mort yourself.
Mustache Fighter pilots will often grow mustaches during the annual
March event. See Fighter Pilot Traditions.
The ability of a pilot and his wingman to provide support for each
other. Visual mutual support indicates that two fighters can see
each other Mutual Support and is the most desirable. Detached mutual
support indicates the fighters
are separated but have awareness as to the other's location. See the
Mutual Support section of the article on fighter pilot spiritual
requisites.
N
A traditional fighter pilot event at which young fighter pilots are
assigned Naming their callsigns. See the topic of Namings in the article
on Fighter Pilot Traditions.
No-Go Sleeping pills provided by a flight surgeon. They are often
given to pilots to


Pills adjust their diurnal cycle after having deployed over several
time zones or when
they need to transition from day pilots to night pilots (or vice
versa).

helmet that NVG allow a fighter pilot increased vision during night
operations.
O
The Officers' Club. A social gathering place restricted to officer
use, generally
consisting of bars, restaurants, and auditoriumball rooms. Officers
are
of the Officers'
Club. See the Article on People and Relationships for more
information.

the OPRprofessional performance of an officer. See a description of

the article on Paperwork and Reality.
Operations Tempo. A means of describing the pace of operations at a
particular
base. Ie, a
mission Ops Tempo demands that tend to keep everyone busy. See the
impact of Ops Tempo in the


article on Christian Fighter Pilot Priorities.

Force makes
OTS college graduates officers. Often called
Navy OCS is
essentially equivalent.
P

designed
to protect against enemy ballistic missiles and aircraft. It gained
fame for its
PATRIOTperformance in the Gulf War in protecting Israel and Allied
forces against Iraqi
SCUDs. It gained notoriety for its ability to shoot down friendly
aircraft in
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (see the articleon OIF).
PCS
another.
Pickle To expend ordnance. To
button
a weapon. Whenever a pilot pickles missiles or rockets he generally
transmits a
code word to let others know a missile is in the air. See Fox, Rifle,
Magnum.


A thick plastic bag with a small neck designed to be used as a
urinal while in the
cockpit of a fighter. The piddle pack has a powder chemical in it
that turns the Piddle Pack liquid into gel, minimizing (but not
eliminating) the potential for leaks. No, we do
not know how female fighter pilots relieve themselves in the jet.
Description of the performance of a fighter aircraft that is heavily
loaded with fuel Pigs in and weapons and at high altitude. Its
maneuverability and agility is seriously Space degraded, causing some
fighter pilots to refer to that situation as being a
(poor performance) in
Poopie Suit See Exposure Suit.
A step or instruction that must be followed, regardless of the
personal opinion of Procedure the procedure itself. See technique.
To depart. The crew chief
just wooden
blocks painted yellow, out from the tires, allowing the aircraft to
taxi. When a Pull Chocks pilot is ready to depart (even if its just to
go home), he may say he's
chocks.
To
indicate a
Punch final departure. Someone who is going home for the evening may



(or
Flight: To depart a point; the time and place from which a fighter
formation
leaves its holding pattern and begins its planned route. Also used
generically; Push for example, when TDY, fighter pilots may plan a
time
desk to head to the flight line.
Ground: Something that is neither good nor bad, neither a win nor a
loss; a
tie. Often represented by a
In aviation, “pushing it up” refers to increasing the throttle
setting; e.g., pushing
the throttle up. In the fighter pilot world, the phrase refers to a
night of partying Push it Up and heavy drinking. See the Friday night
event section of the article on Christian
Fighter Pilot Participation.
Q
A term that is used to describe paperwork, reports, and other

R

of measure; to RCH be within an RCH is to be immeasurably close.


A Large Force Exercise that
aircraft in a Red Flag single engagement. The event is hosted at Nellis
AFB in Nevada.
A request for maintenance response, generally when a pilot is
starting up an Redball aircraft to go on a mission. I.e., if a pilot has
a radar problem, he will call

specialists.
A maintenance condition in which a jet is unsafe for flight.
Maintenance must be
performed to remove the Red X before the jet can fly again. A

action which allow an aircraft to
continue flying until the condition is fixed later. A Red X is a
Code 3 condition.
A type of tour to a
the Middle
East, Korea, or others. Remotes are generally one year long. Family
members Remote are generally required to stay in the states while a
pilot goes remote. See the
relevant article.
Code word (slang term) indicating an AGM-65 Maverick (air-to-ground
missile) Rifle has been fired.
RMO



scenario. There may be ROE specific to an event, a theatre, a battle,
or a ROE war. The ROE are intended to deconflict friendly assets,
prevent fratricide,
minimize risk, and maximize efficiency. Deviations from ROE can
result in a pilot
being rewarded, grounded, or court- martialed, depending on the
outcome.

put on by
each of the services. Depending on the program, an ROTC cadet's
college
ROTC expenses may be partially or completely paid for. If a cadet
does accept such
aid, he generally has a four or five year commitment to serve on
active duty as an
officer.
S

benign as a
shoulder-launched heat-seeking missile or as aggressive as a long-
range SAM radar-guided missile designed to bring down enemy aircraft.
Read about SAMs
in the article on OIF.


To
so called Sandbag because single-seat fighter pilots generally don't
like backseaters and
sometimes view them as nothing more than extra weight.
A theatre ballistic missile. The name was popularized for the
Soviet-made
Scud surface-to-surface missiles that are common in former
Communist- allied
countries.

to SEAD suppress SAMs in order to support other fighter missions. Read a
short bit
about SEAD here.

other SEREspecialties that teaches them how to surv ive in harsh
conditions, evade the
enemy, resist the enemy if captured, and escape from the enemy.
Term used when a fighter pilot drops a bomb and makes a direct hit
on a ground Shack target; a bullseye.
Browsing at the local military exchange. So called particularly
during Shelf deployments to austere locations, where people often go to
the BXPX to see
Check what's for sale not because they need something, but because
it's


do.
A play on words, since
exercises; a Shoe Flag derogatory term for SOS. So called because of the
apparent importance of SOS
to non-fliers and its sometimes nuisance nature to the flying
community.
A term that describes a person who has little time remaining either
until Short they PCS, separate, or retire.
A (vulgar sexual) reference to being in something's final or closing
stages.
minute.

assigned to
investigate an aircraft incident. An SIB looks only to determine
cause to prevent SIB future mishaps, it does not look to assign blame.
If the Air Force believes a
criminal or otherwise negligent act may be the cause, it may stand
up an AIB.
Sideburn Fighter pilots will often let their sideburns grow to the
regulation limit during the
Septemberannual event. See Fighter Pilot Traditions.
AIM-9. A heat seeking missile carried by US, western, and some
allied nations' Sidewinder fighters.



particularly SIE pilot training. See the article on pilot training.
Phonetic pronunciation of
Hot.
reference to a fighter pilot or Hotel flying skills.

Situational happening, and what will happen, as well as where you are in
time and Awareness space. By the time loss of SA is recognized, it has
been gone for some time.
SNAFU

fighter pilots to
describe the personalities of the younger
Often SNAP generically used to describe any thin-skinned, hypersensitive,
or easily offended
person. Political correctness is the epitome of a

that all Air
Force Captains are required to complete either by correspondence or
by
attending the
often a
aviators it is often dreaded


because it forces them to be out of the cockpit for more than a
month. See Shoe
Flag.

in some way, be
Speak
the article on


which direction is
up, down, left, or right. Often occurs in clouds or at night, when a
horizon is not
discernible. The condition, when unrecognized, has resulted in the
deaths of Spatial
referencing the aircraft instruments,
though it can be incapacitating. See a short description of Spatial
D in
the article on God's Will.
Though there may be slight variations from unit to unit, in general,
a fighter pilot

the time that
Step the pilot and any wingmen he may have with him depart the
building for the


aircraft or flightline. The Navy uses the term
step time,
everybody gets on the same schedule from that point forward.
T

navigate. See TACAN the article on TDYs about the
Tango Phonetic pronunciation of
Something that is
Uniform Uniform
malfunctioning.

work on US
military bases in the combat theatre who is not from the host nation.
See the TCN
article on Chaplains and their interactions with TCNs.

another TDY location. See the article on TDYs and the related FAQ.
A method that has been determined to be successful, but is not
required to be Technique done. See procedure.
An occasionally used derogatory term for non-rated officers; a
reference to Tree their jungle camouflage uniform. See zipper- suited sun
god.
A phrase indicating that a pilot has a complete loss of situational


Tumbleweed awareness. Often occurs when a wingman is so confused
that all he can do is
stay visual with his flight lead and hope he'll eventually figure
out what's going
on. Utterly confused, clueless. Sometimes generically used to
describe
people who have no idea what's going on. If someone is describing a
difficult
concept (or just poorly explaining it), a pilot may say
tumbleweed, can you
explain that again?
U


directed by UAV a pilot sitting at a console. Piloting a UAV is one of
several potential assignments
a fighter pilot might receive. See the Air Force Assignment System
portion of the
article on God's Will.

flight training UPT course. Read about one pilot's UPT experience here.

Aerial UCAV Vehicle.


United States Air Force Academy, located in Colorado Springs, USAFA
Colorado. Sometimes jokingly called the

engineering school in the Rockies.
W
Washed OutTo be eliminated or removed from training
The second or fourth pilot in a formation whose primary
responsibility is to
support his flight lead. Generally inexperienced; qualified to
employ the aircraft, Wingman but not qualified to lead another pilot in
a formation. Generically, any pilot who
supports another.

consistently
quoted but no one can find any regulation to support. It often
occurs when WOM someone quotes something as
but everyone accepts
it. Eventually someone questions it--when they discover there is no
basis for it,
they realize it's just a WOM.

WSO Intercept Officer (RIO). In the F-15E, the backseater who is
responsible for air
to ground weapons employment.



surprise, as WTFO in