A rather uncomfortable aeronautical maneuver. When in an airplane, if you fly too slow and the wing gets to the wrong angle in relation to the relative wind, you will stall. If the rudder is moved in the wrong way during that stall, the airplane will turn and go into a spin.
Part of a pilot's training is to learn how to get out of stalls and spins, as they can be deadly if not stopped.
Part of a pilot's training is to learn how to get out of stalls and spins, as they can be deadly if not stopped.
Man, I'm gonna hurl. I did eight spins today and I'm really getting dizzy. Can we go do some other maneuver next time?
by Athene Airheart May 15, 2004
A slang term for someone of African descent. It can also be short for "Nubian."
Not really meant in a derogatory fashion.
Not really meant in a derogatory fashion.
When my dad saw the type of candy called "nibs," he called them "nubs" by mistake and thought they'd be a good name for someone.
by Athene Airheart March 21, 2004
A word that is used to describe the main control of an airplane, whether it's stick shaped or not. A "stick" can be a wheel, or a yoke, as well as a traditional stick.
The stick is used to move the ailerons and elevator, which controls the pitch and roll axes of an airplane.
To be "hot on the stick" is to be really good at flying an airplane or helicopter.
The stick is used to move the ailerons and elevator, which controls the pitch and roll axes of an airplane.
To be "hot on the stick" is to be really good at flying an airplane or helicopter.
by Athene Airheart March 22, 2004
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by Athene Airheart March 31, 2004
Matthew is a real scrub. I don't think he ever leaves the campus, and he has a hard time getting a job- but he's a good guy.
by Athene Airheart May 01, 2004
A dashing and heroic personage! See pilot. A member of the elite company of the human race that can actually slip the surly bonds of Earth. They can fly, too.
Old fashioned aviators wear leather helmets and flight jackets and silk scarves and goggles. New fashioned ones fly Beechcraft Bonanzas while sipping cappuccino. Both are just a leetle bit cooler than the average groundling.
Old fashioned aviators wear leather helmets and flight jackets and silk scarves and goggles. New fashioned ones fly Beechcraft Bonanzas while sipping cappuccino. Both are just a leetle bit cooler than the average groundling.
Pulling out of the loop, the aviator sent her biplane into a death defying spin and landed perfectly in front of the crowd at the airshow.
by Athene Airheart March 15, 2004