hangar flying
n.— «This is a get-together of longtime friends of the society.…We refer to it as hangar flying, (which) means we are just telling stories in the hangar.» —“Nanton air museum celebrates 20 years” by Blair Braitenbach Nanton News (Alberta, Canada) Aug. 16, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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