I certainly knew hydroplane was an archaic term once used to described
aircraft of a certain type. Google the term and you'll see that this is
confirmed. You have to go a few pages deep to see the first use of the term
describing anything other than a certain type of power boat. The term
wasn't used by the people that operate the airplanes or in the company
involved.

A good analogy would be a reporter discussing the transit strike in NYC with
refernces to "omnibus" and people resorting to use of "quadracycles." You
see the same TV reporters trying to impress other reporters when they
constantly refer to the prepared area where aircraft park or taxi as the
"tarmac." They hear a term from someone with an English accent and they
adopt the word because it impressed them. Nevermind that the term used by
people in the industry, at least before a few blow-dry idiots on TV used the
word every 8 seconds, is "ramp."



--
Scott

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
...
The people that put the news on TV have as much knowldege and depth on
the subjects they cover.....

Well, they have to discuss a large variety of subects, day after day.
How many subjects can you claim to have expert knowledge of?

You didn't even know that "hydroplane" means, among other things, an
aircraft designed to land on and take off from water.

They spend more time and energy combing their hair then they do
in understanding or selecting what they should breathlessly report to an
even less informed public.

You just make yourself look foolish when you make statements like
that. You don't have the slightest idea how much time they spend
combing their hair or, for that matter, selecting the news to be
covered.

I'm outa here. Merry Christmas.

vince norris