A quiz for the interviewee. Bonus!

[Twotter76]

OK heres my shot at the third one,

There is no "I" in the cockpit because it should always be "we".

 

[AWACoff]

There may be no "I" in TEAM but there certainly is a "ME". Nice job Acarp. I knew the Variable Intensity portion....but seriously, that is some obscure trivia. Maybe we should have a trivia contest on the forum sometime before everybody gets recalled from furlough.

 

[AmericansUnited]

Yep. You guys got it right.

1.) VIRGA - Visual Indication of Rain Gradient Aloft
2.) Captain's a woman - No big deal
3.) Usually the letter "J" - Not counting any paper work.

Thanks. I guess there were a few out there that were as bored as me. LOL and keep the blue side up!

 

[Hawker rider]

how about fuel jettison?? sure not uncommon.

jet pumps, in the lear, but heck, these planes i fly are almost twice as old as i am..... ;-)

 

[FL000]

I couldn't find anything suggesting that virga is an acronym. In fact, what I did find repeatedly is that the etymology is directly from the Latin virga meaning "stick" or "streak". What's your source?

From Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry: vir·ga
Pronunciation: 'v&r-g&
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin virga , branch, rod, streak in the sky suggesting rain
Date: 1938
: wisps of precipitation evaporating before reaching the ground

 

[Simon Says]

The "J" Row of circuit breakers. Only on the Slaab.

But I liked the questions.

 

[dmspilot00]

Virga

I came to the same conclusion as FL000. Virga is not an acronym; it is Latin.