2007-02-21 02:59:05 · 7 answers · asked by fanta m 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
It comes from a gunner shooting down his own aircraft. it is a safety test on the gunns.
2007-02-21 14:51:08 · answer #1 · answered by cherokeeflyer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is obviously in reply to my answer about virgin and working for them!
Without being too rude Anthony 92 got it right!
Preferably your a cockney and yes most of them engineers at virgin are winkers!
2007-02-23 10:16:42 · answer #2 · answered by Karhu100 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it comes from the cockney expression "A wink is as good as a nod to a blind man."
It implies the use of positive verbal signals when handing over controls from pilot to co-pilot or vice-versa while the aircraft is in flight...
2007-02-22 21:47:56 · answer #3 · answered by Gordon B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol id like to know too.....sumthing to do wit winking at other pilots probably.
2007-02-21 14:00:20 · answer #4 · answered by Gandalf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could not have misstaken the I for an A could you.
2007-02-21 14:44:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
All right, I give up, do tell . . .
2007-02-21 12:13:07 · answer #6 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you taking the pass ???????????
2007-02-21 18:35:40 · answer #7 · answered by bigbro 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋