Originally Posted by
El Gwopo
And of course,
Using aircraft nicknames when you are older than 30 =
Reminds me of actor Eugene Levy trying to use his kids high school vernacular so he sounds as if he's "hip".
JUST KIDDING GUYS!! You sound cool.

Its not about sounding "cool". Its tradition in aviation to give nicknames to airplanes. In some cases, each aircraft has its own individual name. Every heard of the "Enola Gay"?