Easier with domestic species.

Popular alternate landing field marked by fairways and greens. Curiously, pilots who land here are said to be "off-course."

That part of the aircraft most frequently broken off during the walk-around preflight inspection that pilots do to see if anything is broken off.

That portion of the atmosphere that lies over Great Britain.

British word for airport. Exactly what you'd expect from a country that gives its aeroplanes

A hinged control surface on the wing that scares the hell out of airline passengers when it moves.

1. Sword used for dueling in flight. Often used to settle disputes between crew members and passengers. 2. What pilots wrap their sandwiches in.

When the FAA inspector knows that you have only a student license and sends his kids to bum a ride with you in the plane.

Impromptu religious service held on board an aircraft immediately following an announcement by the pilot that he is lost, having an engine problem, or running out of fuel.

The infernal machine invented by two bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio and perfected on the sands of the Outer Banks of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Precursor of the Frisbee.