At 01:45 PM 3/1/2002, Al Knoll wrote:
>HELO, Hi exit, Low opening.  Used to describe airborne parachute maneuvers.
>
>HELI---shorthand for HELICOPTER.
>
>In Alaska in the sixties, I watched a high wind abort which dropped a 155mm
>Howitzer ~1000 feet into muskeg.
>
>This was a Sikorsky "Sky Hook" Helicopter caught in an oscillation from wind
>gusting.
>
>pensioner (whose E-Ticket ride was front seat in the AH-1 "cobra")

Must be some Army-type deal... <g>

cheers
david

>Aviator Slang
>... Gomer. Slang for a dogfight adversary, the usage stemming from the old
>Gomer Pyle
>television show. Goo. ... Sidewinder missile which homes in on heat
>sources. Helo. ...
>www.simplyweb.net/rotorrev/slang.htm - 37k - Cached - Similar pages
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>Aviator's Slang
>... Sidewinder missile which homes in on heat sources. Helo Universal
>Navy/Marine term
>for helicopter. Don't ... Hinge Head Slang term for O-4s (LCDR). Legend
>has it ...
>www.tailhook.org/AVSLANG.htm - 42k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>Pilot's Slang Glossary
>... Smith for a truly interesting term!] Gomer ~ Slang for a dogfight
>adversary, the
>usage ... which homes in on heat sources. Helo ~ Universal Navy/Marine
>term for ...
>mir.irisz.hu/kosovo/war/slang.html - 32k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>
>All Hands - Guidelines
>... helo - short, slang form of helicopter. her - Do not use this pronoun
>with reference
>to nations except in quoted material. Use "it." Ships will be referred to ...
>www.mediacen.navy.mil/pubs/allhands/guidelines.htm - 47k - Cached -
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Note that the above is an official pub...

>Fighter Slang
>... first used during the Vietnam War as slang for ground (infantry)
>troops. ... missile which
>homes in on heat sources. Helo. Universal Navy/Marine term for helicopter ...
>www.rainer-otter.de/fighterslang.htm - 101k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>
>Nellis UFO
>... CONTROL: I show an aircraft headed north pretty fast. OPERATOR 1: I
>got a helo [slang
>for helicopter]. FEMALE OP: At eleven? OPERATOR 1: Yeah, can't figure out ...
>www.cseti.org/position/addition/nellis.htm - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>Loonz Morrow Project Pages - PBEM
>... XR311 antique MP vehicle found in older teams. Military slang: AA -
>Anti aircraft. ... or
>detonate. Dust-off - momentry touch down by HELO for egrees or
>embarkation. ...
>loonz.freeservers.com/mp/pbem/jargon.htm - 36k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>Re: Aviation slang?
>... Re: Aviation slang? ... One of them probably heard the phrase and
>stuck it in. I'ma Navy
>helo pilot. I was on the Enterprise during the filming of "Top Gun", and I ...
>www.warbirdmuseum.com/disc_grp/_discussion_grp/00000089.htm - 4k - Cached
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>
>Macquarie Dictionary
>... helo noun a helicopter. he-man noun a tough or aggressively masculine man.
>Henry the Third noun a turd. Also, Richard the Third. [rhyming slang]. ...
>www.macquariedictionary.com.au/p/dictionary/slang-h.html - 101k - Cached -
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>4/1/01 -- Polar Attraction -- Education Week
>... were greeted by folks whose language was peppered with slang. Here a
>helicopter
>is a "helo" (pronounced HEE-low), not a chopper; radio communication is ...
>www.edweek.org/tm/tmstory.cfm?slug=07polar.h12 - 33k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>
>F-8 History
>... The Naval Helo Assn. Website's Dictionary of Aviators Slang inludes
>this entry: Tits
>Machine A good, righteous airplane. Current airplanes need not apply, this ...
>www.cloudnet.com/~djohnson/history.htm - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>
>www.terravirtua.com/jadg/missions/vietnam.txt
>... the "bush" or the "boonies" in American slang). The objectives are
>geared to the
>"pacification ... Ngai, you're ready for the helo lift to the Firebase.
>The date is ...
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>
>Acronyms
>... Wildfire Coordinating Group. CWN, Call when needed. CYA, Slang for
>"See you". ... working
>team, possibly putting together "interagency operating system" helo
>procedures. ...
>www.wildlandfire.com/docs/acronyms.htm - 68k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>Exchange Article
>... a ride. I'm amazed how this school managed to transform me from a Navy
>helo bubba
>(that's slang for pilot) to a business professional on the fast track.
>Still ...
>www.anderson.ucla.edu/zone/exchange/000417/story14.htm - 6k - Cached -
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>Glossary
>... road to Scott Base. ChCh (pronounced Cheech), slang for Christchurch
>New Zealand.
>crevasse Cracks in ... H. helo (image) Helicopter Herbie A powerful and
>dangerous ...
>oae_99.tripod.com/glossary.htm - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
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>PENSACOLA: AVIATOR SLANG
>AVIATOR SLANG. Angels - Altitude, measured in thousands of feet (-angels
>... Go Juice
>- jet fuel or coffee. Helo - Universal Navy/Marine term for helicopter.
>Don+t ...
>www.angelfire.com/tv/pensacola/slang.html - 4k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>
>JAG: Measure of Men
>... it would not kill him to delay the helo taking off until he had told
>her ... helpfully
>offers a glossary of teen-age slang. Tiner, when asked if he knows
>anything ...
>www.pottawatomi.com/fullreview/MeaMen.htm - 25k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>
>Abriviations
>... Accident Investigation (Serious or Fatal), AI. Actor (NJ slang for
>crime suspect),
>Actor. ... Fire), G/A. Gun Shot Wound, GSW. Hand Lines, H/L. Heavy, HVY.
>Helicopter,
>HELO. ...
>www.breakingnews.freeservers.com/recabriv.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
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>Abriviations
>... Actor (NJ slang for crime suspect), Actor. Additional, Add. Advanced
>Life Support ... GSW.
>Hand Lines, H/L. Heavy, HVY. Helicopter, HELO. In Front Of, I/F/O.
>Information,
>INFO. ...
>www.breakingnews.freeservers.com/abriv.htm - 19k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>
>Glossary of Military Aviation Terms
>... eg SR-71, B-2, F-22 Helo - Alternate word for helicopter HOTAS - Hands
>On ... known as
>Link-16 in Europe Klick - Slang for kilometer Knife fight - Common term
>for ...
>www.dreamlandresort.com/info/aviation_glossary.html - 20k - Cached -
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>
>SEABIRDS: An Unofficial Illustrated Encyclopedia of Naval ...
>... re a pointy-nosed tactical type, a helo driver, aircrewman or
>deckhand, this ... in-cheek
>glossary of Naval Aviation slang told through Hank's inimitable Seabird ...
>www.gmpexpress.net/~hcaruso/book.htm - 4k - Cached - Similar pages
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>
>The 50 years: Paradigm of an 8-hour Bus Ride
>... I had the usual "slider" sandwich (navy slang for hamburger sandwich),
>a fruit juice,
>an ... because we don't know which helo the ragheads will use to give the
>US ...
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>
>Untitled1
>... on the roof. It's okay. No! The helo is taking fire. It's hit! It's
>coming down ... of
>alpha numeric codes and military slang, they were forced to become what
>Kurt ...
>www.kurtmuse.com/print.html - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>
>DefenseLINK News: DoD News Briefing, Operation TAILWIND, ...
>... in the extraction was hit, did go down, and a helo had to divert and
>essentially
>pick those crew members up ... t give you a definition. That is more a
>slang term. ...
>www.defenselink.mil/news/Jul1998/t07221998_t721wind.html - 48k - Cached -
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Another official pub...

>REASONS TO LOVE YOUR CORPS
>... he flies Marine One. Most prestigious helo squadron. HMX-1, the
>president's fleet ... description:
>Soldiers of the Sea. Best slang for a Navy ship: LHA -- Luxury ...
>millennium.fortunecity.com/redwood/352/usmc7.htm - 32k - Cached - Similar
>pages
>
>Black Ops Teams: Footnotes
>... trained in hostage negotiations and rescues. Centered in Washington.
>Helo Military
>slang for helicopter. Nowadays it also extends to other rotor-powered VTOL ...
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>[PDF] Introduction
>File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
>... are the best of the best and the helo pilots are the worst pilots. It
>is ... Corpus was
>the "gouge." (Gouge is Navy slang for good deal or good information.) They ...
>www.missycummings.com/INTRO.pdf - Similar pages
>
>Prologue
>... sitting in the "Nose-gunners" (Pilot slang among Carrier fighters)
>seat for going ... missiles
>on each Heliucopter let the helo-crews vent their annoyance to quite ...
>www.jamesaxler.com/dlwsg/dmstory.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>219 Reasons
>... he flies Marine One. 108) Most prestigious helo squadron. HMX-1, the
>president's
>fleet. 109 ... Soldiers of the Sea. 124) Best slang for a Navy ship: LHA
>-- Luxury ...
>www.diac.com/~golf28/marines/reasons.htm - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>
>MILITARY BOOKS ONLINE
>... via overhead aerial cameras, Somalis overran one helo's position
>(capturing the pilot),
>shot a ... funny' side of war, from army slang to Bill Mauldin cartoons
>and ...
>Description: Amazon affiliate bookshop with added information and book
>reviews on the many featured titles.
>Category: Society > History > By Topic > Wars and Conflicts > Books and
>Magazines
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>www.beyond-the-illusion.com/files/RF-Communications/Scanner/military_airtraffic_terms.txt
>... Also known as RIO or Wizzo. Gomer - Slang for dogfight adversary Hack
>- Any aircraft ... the
>hanger than in the air. Helo - Helicopter Hummer - E-2 Hawkeye early ...
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>1-800-CALL DOC - The Call Doctor Story
>... centers in town, but for some reason, the helo team was dispatched.
>... Kirk agree to
>cover 'port and starboard' (Navy slang for covering when I wasn't able),
>was ...
>www.1800calldoc.com/press/storyofcalldoc1.htm - 25k - Cached - Similar pages
>
>CMAG-11
>... aircraft; opposite of term "VISUAL.". BOAT- The Aircraft Carrier,
>slang term. ... HM
>Medium Helicopter Squadron. US Navy designation for a medium Helo
>squadron. ...
>www.cmag11.org/sopsb.html - 79k - Cached - Similar pages

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