Wingman Jargon

Air Superiority - when the flight team has established  a comfortable conversation with the BT and CB.

BT- bombing target; the hot chick.

Banzai Shot - much as kamikaze pilots were given a ceremonial shot of sake before being sealed in their cockpits, the flight leader should buy his wingman a shot prior to a  mission.

Betty - an alliteration of Bombing Target.

Bogie - a friend of the BT that has not yet been identified as a CB.

CB - cock blocker; the hot girl’s troublesome friend and sworn enemy of the wingman. Also called a bandit.

Dogfight - dancing with a CB.

FL- flight leader; also called the bombardier.

Flak - snide remarks made by a CB in an attempt to drive the flight team from the skies.

Flying blind - when the wingman indulges in so much in-flight refueling he jeopardizes the mission.

Getting pinged - initial eye contact with a BT.

In-flight refueling - when a wingman orders a flurry of shots to help him complete his mission.

Kamikaze mission - when the wingman is likely to end up in the clutches of the CB.

Landing gear - a wingman’s self-respect; if a FL asks his wingman to “leave his landing gear behind,” he’s preparing the wingman for a flak storm or kamikaze mission.

POW - Prisoner of  a Warthog; to go home with a CB, the supreme sacrifice of a wingman.

Pig Alley - a play off of the Korean War’s infamous MIG Alley, this describes a BT swarming with CBs.

Shite leader - a would-be flight leader without the skills to complete the mission.

Shoot and Scoot - an attempt to engage with more than one CB at a time.

Tail gunning - when the wingman disgracefully abandons his air cover duties and attempts his own bombing run on the BT.

Yank and Bank - an attempt by the FL to maneuver the BT away from the wingman and CB for some one-on-one time.