I just bought N9533A and I am trying to think of a clever name for her...
Does anyone still name aircraft?
Aircraft Naming
Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:41 pm
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Sat Mar 19, 2011 2:39 am
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I have long used the soft sweet name of 'Suzanne', Soft landing sweet smiling Suzanne.
She won't take you any where you don't already know how to go,
It comes from a Lenord Cohen song where only she can take you sweetly down by the water/river.
and effect your body with her mind. {Magic Lady}
Of course in Idehoe it will have to be down by the CRICK.
But then I did let a beautiful young lady by the name of Suzanne move of to France with her Grandmothers millions, while I did the responsible thing of staying with the kids.
That was when I wrote a short poem about her which she has never seen:
Oh, how long, and how alone-
The years will grow to be,
As my vision of her dies-
And my heart grows silent in me.
Often think of painting on a strawberry with a white #5 in the middle of it. Strawberry Five was the Catalina crew that went the extra mile and pushed it's assignment just long enough to find the Jap carriers for the battle of Midway which turned the course of the war in the pacific. I always appreciate those that go the extra measure.
Sentimental Chris C
She won't take you any where you don't already know how to go,
It comes from a Lenord Cohen song where only she can take you sweetly down by the water/river.
and effect your body with her mind. {Magic Lady}
Of course in Idehoe it will have to be down by the CRICK.
But then I did let a beautiful young lady by the name of Suzanne move of to France with her Grandmothers millions, while I did the responsible thing of staying with the kids.
That was when I wrote a short poem about her which she has never seen:
Oh, how long, and how alone-
The years will grow to be,
As my vision of her dies-
And my heart grows silent in me.
Often think of painting on a strawberry with a white #5 in the middle of it. Strawberry Five was the Catalina crew that went the extra mile and pushed it's assignment just long enough to find the Jap carriers for the battle of Midway which turned the course of the war in the pacific. I always appreciate those that go the extra measure.
Sentimental Chris C
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Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:06 am
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our cub has a name, but haven't named the scout.
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Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:55 am
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I affectionately call mine Buzzard Bait, figurin the buzzards out in the desert are just waitin for me to screw up. 
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Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:11 am
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"Bird of Pray" (yes, it is spelled correctly.) Many interpretations for this name - all of them valid.
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Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:13 am
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"Monkey Business" got her name one day when Tim asked me if I was going to name my new-to-me airplane. We loved collecting little stuffed monkeys, so that's what I called her, Monkey Business. There's usually a monkey on board now, too!
ASW.
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Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:47 am
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GumpAir wrote:http://www.backcountrypilot.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1117&hilit=nick+names
Jenny Gump?
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Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:20 pm
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I used to call my 175, "POS" but I'm thinking it might be ready for a different name 
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Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:15 pm
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"HONEY"
My ex wife got a huge chuckle out of this! I just smiled.
My ex wife got a huge chuckle out of this! I just smiled.
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Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:35 pm
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Our kids named our plane "Sunny." Short for "Sunny Side Up."
Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:57 pm
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ASW wrote:There's usually a monkey on board now, too!
ASW.
Would that be the pilot?
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Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:06 pm
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Glidergeek wrote:GumpAir wrote:http://www.backcountrypilot.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1117&hilit=nick+names
Jenny Gump?
Lets's see...
In Forrest Gump who:
Broke Forrest's heart over and over?
Treated him like shit time and time again?
Did Forrest always think about 24/7 no matter what?
And in the end who made his life worthwhile?
Jenny of course.
Sounds like most airplanes I've known and loved.
Gump
Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:50 pm
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GumpAir wrote:
Lets's see...
In Forrest Gump who:
Broke Forrest's heart over and over?
Treated him like shit time and time again?
Did Forrest always think about 24/7 no matter what?
And in the end who made his life worthwhile?
Jenny of course.
Sounds like most airplanes I've known and loved.
Gump
Dude, that was profound.
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Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:51 am
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907Pilot wrote:I just bought N9533A and I am trying to think of a clever name for her...
Does anyone still name aircraft?
Maybe some think it is corny but we did. When she was brand knew and I first sat in the left seat "RUBY" came to mind. So, Ruby it is and now everybody who knows us knows who (what) Ruby is. She is a fun bird!
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Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:30 pm
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My RV-4 was called Air Prayer.
My Rans Coyote is called Air Prayer II
I'm not that creative.
My Rans Coyote is called Air Prayer II
I'm not that creative.
Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:33 pm
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Had a racing airplane named "BooRay" once. Dual meanings... one is a high stakes Cajun card game and the other is a type of small bird that was very fast over a short distance. Both pretty appropriate for pylon racing IMHO.
But that name was given to it by the original builder... and it was considered pretty bad Karma to change the name by most people in the F-1 races. So I left it with that name and it never did kill me. Threatened me a couple of times, and gave me a pass one time when it clearly had every right to take me out of the gene pool.
I was going to name one of my racing gliders Bugs Bunny. I thought it would be a nice tribute, since that was who taught me how to deal with authority. A couple of older & wiser racers convinced me it might not be such a great idea to go around saying that, so I never put the name on.
But that name was given to it by the original builder... and it was considered pretty bad Karma to change the name by most people in the F-1 races. So I left it with that name and it never did kill me. Threatened me a couple of times, and gave me a pass one time when it clearly had every right to take me out of the gene pool.
I was going to name one of my racing gliders Bugs Bunny. I thought it would be a nice tribute, since that was who taught me how to deal with authority. A couple of older & wiser racers convinced me it might not be such a great idea to go around saying that, so I never put the name on.
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Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:25 pm
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My PA-12 is named "Flip" because it did.
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Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:40 pm
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Wendy - So I assume that you got a "hat" in the mail??
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Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:19 pm
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Gotta have a good name...
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