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Alpine Blanch
Anxiety resulting from not having done a forward launch in ages
Alpine Lunch
Mouth full of grass, a.k.a. 'Face Plant' - result of aforesaid anxiety
Also-Stratus
Shape shifting cloud layer
Aspect Horatio
Someone who gets overly dramatic about how skinny his glider is
Ass-metric
Wing collapse demonstrating level of pilot obtuseness, e.g. 40% ass-metric. :-P
Belicopter
Unintentional spin, inducing nausea
Bridge Soaring
More challenging version of soaring, especially difficult due to absence of
dynamic lift and likelihood of imprisonment by authorities
Carabinere
Graffiti left by Cara
Crapatte
Serious cravatte
Cumulobimbus
Attractive, well developed cloud
Faltimeter
Defective flying instrument
Fink Warning Tone
Audio indication to let you know there are a**hole pilots nearby
Free Riser Design
Marketing innovation whereby you only pay for the cloth and lines
Glib Ratio
Marketing savvy divided by measured performance
Grim Speed
Full bar on a hot wing
Guest Front
Arrival of unexpected visitors, making flying difficult
Landing Flair
Elegant landing
Lee side
Universally acknowledged as unsafe area for PG pilots. Keep a safe distance and call the authorities if you see him
Maximum Peed
Practice of emptying bladder before launch to ensure a comfortable flight
Minimum Think Rate
Threshold qualification for a career in aviation
Misty Flap
Collapse at cloudbase
PeeWC
Water commode reserved for ultimate PG pissing contest
Ping-Over
Dead Vario battery
Pull Face Helmet
Helmet that is too small for pilot's head
Quick-Ouch
Carabiner that pinches your fingers
Raminar Wind
Strong coastal conditions
Skybod
Pilot (f.) with attractive figure
Speed to Fry
Re-entry into atmosphere after a high altitude flight
Spiral Hives
Allergic reaction to high-g maneouvres
Spit Landing
Impalement on pointy terrain object, usually the result of attempting a spot landing
Tale Wind
Post-flight exaggeration of the wind conditions
Tandim Pilot
Bronzed, not so bright flyer
Theremal
Answer to question "Where mal?"
Theremal Underwhere
Frustrated response to above answer
Wind Mummy
Pilot dressed for chilly weather
XC
Flight aligned to X coordinate axis, intended to maximize distance from origin
YC
Not in use, coordinate axes can be rotated to align flight to X axis, resulting in XC
ZC
Flight aligned to Z coordinate axis, intermittently used to maximize XC. Cannot be rotated to X axis as
this results in extreme disorientation and nausea
360
Precision maneouvre resulting in rotation anywhere from 180 to 720 degrees depending on enthusiasm, skill and glider agility