Originated from the practice of the government reimbursing farmers for crops destroyed due to aviation accidents on their fields. The aircraft carrier is 'THE Boat'.īogey - Unidentified and potentially hostile aircraft.īolt, Bolter - A carrier landing attempt in which the hook fails to engage any of the 4 arresting cables, requiring a 'go-around'īoola-Boola - Radio call made when a pilot shoots down a drone.īoresight - To line up the axis of a gun with its sights, but pilots use the term to describe concentrating on a small detail to the point of causing some detriment to the 'big picture'.īought the Farm – Pilot killed.

Aircraft can fly and fight past bingo fuel in combat situations, but at considerable peril.īingo Field - Land-based runway to which carrier aircraft can be used as an alternate.īlue-Water Ops - Carrier flight operations beyond the reach of land bases or bingo fields.īoat - Any Navy ship regardless of size. A reference to the rapid 180-degree Batmobile maneuver in the old 'Batman' television series.īehind the Power Curve - Not keeping up with expectations.īingo ~ Minimum fuel for a safe return to base. Hostile aircraft.īarberpole – Gear unsafe warning or in transit indication – Not up or Downīasement - Hangar deck of the aircraft carrier.īat Decoder - A sheet of paper carried on all fight operations that is the key to current airborne communication codes.īat-turn - A tight, high-G change of heading. The “Meatball” Similar to a PAPI or VASIīandit - Dogfight adversary positively identified as a bad guy.

The primary optical landing device on the carrier. 'Back to the Taxpayers' - Where you send a wrecked aircraft.īag Season - Cold weather or water conditions which require the wearing of anti-exposure gear which is very restrictive, uncomfortable and unpopularīall - An amber visual landing aid that the pilot uses to adjust aircaft relative position to a desired final approach glideslope.

1 hop means in flight