CAVU Café: Royboy’s Prose & Cons, Page 14 of 16 The views expressed in CAVU Café: Royboy’s Prose & Cons blog are those solely of the writer and are not necessarily shared by the Aviation Suppliers Association or the Association’s staff, members, or Board of Directors. About Roy Resto THE USE OR MIS-USE OF CONDITION CODES FOR NEW, FACTORY NEW, OR NEW SURPLUS PARTSPosted By Roy Resto | March 18, 2013
According to the book “Slang: The Topical Dictionary of Americanisms” by Paul Dickson, during WW II the use of slang by American and Royal Air Force flyers got so deep, that the newspapers had to run occasional articles to poin... C of C’s, BEWARE THE DIFFERENCESPosted By Roy Resto | January 09, 2013
Some gestures are universally understood. When a person with first aid skills observes another person at a restaurant frantically clutching their throat, that is a universal sign that aid should be rendered to extricate the offending victual from the... OBSERVATIONS FROM A HEAD HUNTERPosted By Roy Resto | December 06, 2012
When I first drafted this blog, I considered using the formal term “Recruiter”, but then I thought someone might think this was an article about signing up to join the military. On the other hand, it is neither about the practice of taking and preser... Posted By Roy Resto | December 06, 2012
When I first drafted this blog, I considered using the formal term “Recruiter”, but then I thought someone might think this was an article about signing up to join the military. On the other hand, it is neither about the practice of taking and preser... The Power of FreeText on Your Purchase OrdersPosted By Roy Resto | October 23, 2012
Do you, like me, ever get annoyed by those pesky, over used buzz words or phrases? “…on the same page”, “Think outside the box”, and “Core Competencies” come to mind. One that I frequently see rearing its syllables is “Robust”; i.e. a robust system, ... RETHINK THOSE AIRLINE MANUALSPosted By Roy Resto | August 21, 2012
If you’re reading this, then this blog somehow made it through the institutional censors. Of course, everyone abhors the thoughts of “censors”, so these guys refer to themselves by the more palatable term “proof readers”. Professional proof readers c... |