Phrases & Expressions

A safety principle: if unsure about landing, perform a go-around.

• The pilot remembered: if in doubt go around.
• Our instructor's golden rule was simple: if in doubt, go around.

alone, peacefully

• He lives in solitude.
• She prefers to work in solitude.

A set of facilitation methods designed to include everyone.

• Liberating structures can make meetings more engaging.
• Try using liberating structures for your next team meeting.

A statistical method used to predict the probability of a binary outcome (yes/no) based on predictor variables.

• Logistic regression can predict customer churn.
• They applied logistic regression to the dataset.

Not long ago; in recent times.

• He's been busy of late.
• Of late, things have changed.

Used to state that something will happen only if a specific thing is true or done.

• I'll help on condition that you pay me.
• He agreed on condition that they meet first.

The principle that those who cause pollution should pay for the costs of its cleanup or prevention.

• The polluter pays principle is widely accepted.
• Companies must follow the polluter pays rule.

Meaning that permission must be obtained before an action can be taken.

• The sign on the airfield gate said "Prior permission required".
• Is prior permission required for this event?

Phrase used by a controller to tell a pilot that radar service has ended.

• Radar service terminated, contact Ankara Information on 126.5.
• Radar service terminated, squawk VFR, frequency change approved.

A radio call in which a pilot asks air traffic control to leave the cleared route, usually to avoid bad weather.

• Requesting deviation ten miles left of track due to weather.
• Requesting deviation twenty degrees right to avoid a thunderstorm.