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Old 05-20-2019, 05:05 PM
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Question “plan english”

Originally Posted by dera View Post
It's not an acronym, it's an initialism.
Whilst riding your high horse, at least get your "plan english" right.
“Whilst” is considered high-horsey on this side of the Atlantic.
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Old 05-30-2019, 07:40 AM
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Rather than acronyms, it's best just to use plain english. I know millennials love them, but leave the acronyms on your cell phone.
Most companies I have worked with have been using the term CJO well before the millennial category was popularized.

...And aren't you the one who usually slams posters who don't understand something you say as "inexperienced"?
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Old 05-30-2019, 07:45 AM
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It's an acronym. It can be spelled out in English in seconds, instead of making the assumption that everyone will know what it means.

I do slam people who can't focus on the thread and make zero contribution, as you've just done, however.

What have you to contribute?
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Old 05-30-2019, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke View Post
It's an acronym. It can be spelled out in English in seconds, instead of making the assumption that everyone will know what it means.

I do slam people who can't focus on the thread and make zero contribution, as you've just done, however.

What have you to contribute?
Oh my god who the hell cares?
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Old 05-30-2019, 10:23 PM
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What is a "CJO?" Just for those who don't do teenspeak?
What is "FSI?" Just for those who don't do teenspeak?
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Old 05-30-2019, 11:08 PM
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What is "FSI?" Just for those who don't do teenspeak?
Flight Safety International, for those who haven't been in aviation for more than 1 week.
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Old 05-30-2019, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke View Post
It's an acronym. It can be spelled out in English in seconds, instead of making the assumption that everyone will know what it means.

I do slam people who can't focus on the thread and make zero contribution, as you've just done, however.

What have you to contribute?
You don't even know what an acronym means.
Pathetic. At least you're consistent with it.
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Old 05-31-2019, 12:29 AM
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Flight Safety International, for those who haven't been in aviation for more than 1 week.
Thanks.

Rather than use acronyms, it's better just to use plain English. I know millenials love them, but leave the acronyms on your cell phone.
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Old 05-31-2019, 04:21 AM
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Focus on getting past your solo, and possibly your private. Some of the really hard ones will become second nature to you. VOR, ILS, NDB, GPS, DME, EGT, ITT, PIC, SIC, CFI, BFR, IPC, A&P, FBO, etc. This is because the use of these acronyms are far more common and colloquial and standard in aviation than saying very high frequency omnidirectional range, instrument landing system, non directional beacon, global positioning system, distance measuring equipment, exhaust gas temperature, interturbine temperature, pilot in command, second in command, certificated flight instructor, biannual flight review, instrument proficiency check, airframe and powerplant mechanic, fixed base operator, etc, and are standard aviation terms in as common use or more common than when spelled out.

CJO, not so much. Not even an aviation term. Not a common term. Not part of the lexicon. Not something required that pilots should know, and not something found in the pilot controller glossary, or any other aviation standard. Just millennial speak, and of an entirely different class of word not germain to aviation in particular, not something one would expect a pilot (or non-millennial) to know.

You'll figure this out early in your career. Maybe. Conquer shaving first. Possibly learning to drive. Ge that solo done. Grow up.
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Old 05-31-2019, 05:17 AM
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