When aviators speak of George flying the plane, they mean it’s on autopilot. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Let George Fly The Plane”
Airline language has always interested me. There’s a lingo about the cockpit and the cabin that sometimes doesn’t make it to the passengers.
and A word I came across recently really surprised me because I think I should have heard it before. and This is the name of the autopilot. The autopilot’s name is George on a lot of planes.
Yeah, George is always in the cabin. You put the plane on George. Does that mean George is the autopilot?
I didn’t know that.
Yeah, then the pilot and the co-pilot can just kind of sit there and do crosswords or whatever it is they do on the airplane.
So, George, who knew?
Keep up the good work, George.
If you’ve got lingo in your trade, I’d like to hear it.
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