In article ,
Roger wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2005 14:00:21 -0500, guynoir
wrote:

The side facing the pilot is the face. The side away from the pilot is the
back, unless you fly a pusher.

That terminology is as intuitively backwards as some of the computer
stuff I work with.

Just think of it as 'little endian' vs. 'big endian'. *GRIN*

It makes sense, if you think of it in terms of which 'side' of the prop is
doing the work. It's the one to the rear that actually pushes the air around.