"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message

It's in a standard dictionary, and no more technical than the definition
immediately preceding it, "the sudden, unintended loss of power or
effectiveness in an engine." Perhaps the problem is the rather limited
vocabulary of most journalists?

Most pilots suck too. I mean, explain turbulence. I done flew lots of
times on them big 707s and whatnot. It's all, you know, bounce bounce
bounce. I mean, Jethro, I ain't no pilot or nothin' but, dang, how come
them airplanes is always a-crashin' and whatnot?

Why, *I* could fly the dern plane better than that. I just don't want to is
all.

-c