acronym help!

Flyer,

Ok...you all got me. I've been reading several posts and a very frequent
acronym is being toss about quite liberally that I have never heard before.
It is "AMU" and "AMU's". It is usually used when speaking about money in
some way. What the heck is this? Atomic Mass Unit, American Monetary Unit,
Aircraft Maintenance Unit...what?

Isn't there a website to look up such information. I found one, but it had
no idea either.

Kobra

On 06/16/06 11:45, Kobra wrote:
Flyer,

Ok...you all got me. I've been reading several posts and a very frequent
acronym is being toss about quite liberally that I have never heard before.
It is "AMU" and "AMU's". It is usually used when speaking about money in
some way. What the heck is this? Atomic Mass Unit, American Monetary Unit,
Aircraft Maintenance Unit...what?

Aviation Monetary Unit. It makes it easier to talk about the costs involved
an Aviation. 9.3 AMUs seems easier to swallow than $9,300 ;-)

I don't think it matters what the underlying currency is (USD, Pounds, Euros,
etc.) as the same divide by 1000 is used in all cases.


Isn't there a website to look up such information. I found one, but it had
no idea either.

Kobra





--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA

Kobra wrote:

Ok...you all got me. I've been reading several posts and a very frequent
acronym is being toss about quite liberally that I have never heard before.
It is "AMU" and "AMU's".

It is a convenient method for hiding the true cost of aviation from
less-than-suspecting wives. ;-)


--
Peter

Like Peter and Mike said!...

And if you EVER see the definition of "AMU" on a website, book or
ANYWHERE it might be seen and understood by the WRONG people...

NUKE / ERASE / DEFACE / RIP OUT.....WHATEVER!

This information must NEVER get into the wrong hands!!

Seriously! It would place relationships that have YEARS invested in
serious danger!

Dave


.....do I need a "smiley" here? ..... nah!







On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:47:03 -0400, "Peter R."
wrote:

Kobra wrote:

Ok...you all got me. I've been reading several posts and a very frequent
acronym is being toss about quite liberally that I have never heard before.
It is "AMU" and "AMU's".

It is a convenient method for hiding the true cost of aviation from
less-than-suspecting wives. ;-)

Aviation Monetary Unit. 1 AMU = $1000

I got the term from the Mooney owners email list I participate in. There
used to be an arcronym lsit somewhee on the aviatin.com list but I
couldn't find it.

I helps when talking to the wife about something expensive... "that darn
fuel control servo was 2 AMU's!!" :-)

Jon Kraus
'79 Mooney 201
4443H @ UMP

Kobra wrote:
Flyer,

Ok...you all got me. I've been reading several posts and a very frequent
acronym is being toss about quite liberally that I have never heard before.
It is "AMU" and "AMU's". It is usually used when speaking about money in
some way. What the heck is this? Atomic Mass Unit, American Monetary Unit,
Aircraft Maintenance Unit...what?

Isn't there a website to look up such information. I found one, but it had
no idea either.

Kobra

Corrected spelling of my previous post:

Aviation Monetary Unit. 1 AMU = $1000

I got the term from the Mooney owners email list I participate in. There
used to be an arcronym list somewhere on the aviating.com sight but I
couldn't find it.

It helps when talking to the wife about something expensive... "that darn
fuel control servo was 2 AMU's!!" :-)

Jon Kraus
'79 Mooney 201
4443H @ UMP

Kobra wrote:

Flyer,

Ok...you all got me. I've been reading several posts and a very
frequent acronym is being toss about quite liberally that I have never
heard before. It is "AMU" and "AMU's". It is usually used when
speaking about money in some way. What the heck is this? Atomic Mass
Unit, American Monetary Unit, Aircraft Maintenance Unit...what?

Isn't there a website to look up such information. I found one, but
it had no idea either.

Kobra

Aviation Monetary Unit. 1 AMU = $1000

I got the term from the Mooney owners email list I participate in. There
used to be an acronym list somewhere on the aviating.com sight but I
couldn't find it.

It helps when talking to the wife about something expensive... "that darn
fuel control servo was 2 AMU's!!" :-)

Jon Kraus
'79 Mooney 201
4443H @ UMP



Kobra wrote:

Flyer,

Ok...you all got me. I've been reading several posts and a very frequent
acronym is being toss about quite liberally that I have never heard before.
It is "AMU" and "AMU's". It is usually used when speaking about money in
some way. What the heck is this? Atomic Mass Unit, American Monetary Unit,
Aircraft Maintenance Unit...what?

Isn't there a website to look up such information. I found one, but it had
no idea either.

Kobra