ground truth n.— «Weather spotters provide what’s called “ground truth” to the National Weather Service and emergency weather management. “We’re needed because cloud-piercing Doppler radar is very good at helping the National Weather Service see...
five-hole n.— «Continuing what appears to be a theme of catching up on series that have slid through the five-hole, as they say in hockey—why not discover two truly great series now flying undetected on the TV radar?» —“Forget about Brian. Catch up...
Bitching Betty n.— «It seemed like only seconds after I turned when the radar altimeter goes off and Bitching Betty is saying, “Low altitude, low altitude.” I look through the HUD and see the ground coming up.» —by William L Smallwood Strike...
tin whisker n.— «Tin whiskers, one-fortieth the diameter of a human hair, are causing intermittent performance problems in the Hughes AN/APG-63 radar used on the Air Force/McDonnell Douglas F-15 and could pose problems for other electronic systems...
call a deal v. phr.— «Tracon controllers say FAA investigators have been standing behind them as they guide planes and pull radar tapes if they think the three-mile separation standard was violated. “If we run them too tight, they’re calling deals...
speed table n.— «A second traffic mitigation option would be to install a set of elongated speed humps, what transportation officials refer to as “speed tables,” which would gradually rise up over six feet until it is three inches high. Then...