USA / CFIG Wanna-be Session Jan 30 2006 / TX

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Announcement:
There will be a CFIG Wannabe training session on Monday January 30 2006
from 3
PM til 6:30 PM for CFIG candidates and those thinking about becoming
CFIG candidates.
This course is offered in conjunction with, but occurs before, the SSA
national soaring convention in Arlington, TX.
Location: Wyndham Arlington DFW Airport South Hotel
1500 Convention Center Drive
Arlington, Texas 76011
Triple Crown Room.
Fee for the Wannabe
session is $25.-end

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Dude:

Why would anyone want a glider named after a disease or a body cavity?

Zulu

[Eric Greenwell]

wrote:
> Dude:
>
> Why would anyone want a glider named after a disease or a body cavity?

You'll get over it when you see how nice these aircraft are, and learn
to pronounce the name correctly.

--
Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly

Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA

[Shawn]

wrote:
> Dude:
>
> Why would anyone want a glider named after a disease or a body cavity?
>
> Zulu


I dunno, I fly one that's named after the delivery vector for many of
man's great scourges including malaria.
It's for sale if you're interested :-)

Shawn

[Bruce]

Eric Greenwell wrote:
> wrote:
>
>> Dude:
>>
>> Why would anyone want a glider named after a disease or a body cavity?
>
>
> You'll get over it when you see how nice these aircraft are, and learn
> to pronounce the name correctly.
>
I must help a little on the education front - Words mean different things in
different languages.
They used "Sinus" as in "Sine" on the certification papers - can't translate the
name now...
Where "Virus" comes from I do not know, but assume some Slovenian speaker can help.

They have now learned and called their new two seater the Taurus.


--
Bruce Greeff
Std Cirrus #57
I'm no-T at the address above.

[Tony Verhulst]

>> Why would anyone want a glider named after a disease or a body cavity?
>
> You'll get over it when you see how nice these aircraft are, and learn
> to pronounce the name correctly.

Well, yeah, but we're talking an international market here and the
marketing department (first against the wall when the revolution comes)
needs to be language/culture aware. General Motors found that out when
they discovered why the Chevy Nova didn't sell well in Spanish speaking
countries.

Tony V. LS6-b "6N"

[Mark Wright]

At 02:42 20 January 2006, Tony Verhulst wrote:
>Well, yeah, but we're talking an international market
>here and the
>marketing department (first against the wall when the
>revolution comes)
>needs to be language/culture aware. General Motors
>found that out when
>they discovered why the Chevy Nova didn't sell well
>in Spanish speaking
>countries.

I think you'll find this is an urban myth

http://spanish.about.com/cs/culture/a/chevy_nova.htm

[Nyal Williams]

Why is all this being talked about under a CFIG Wannabe
thread????????????????????????

At 09:48 20 January 2006, Mark Wright wrote:
>At 02:42 20 January 2006, Tony Verhulst wrote:
>>Well, yeah, but we're talking an international market
>>here and the
>>marketing department (first against the wall when the
>>revolution comes)
>>needs to be language/culture aware. General Motors
>>found that out when
>>they discovered why the Chevy Nova didn't sell well
>>in Spanish speaking
>>countries.
>
>I think you'll find this is an urban myth
>
>http://spanish.about.com/cs/culture/a/chevy_nova.htm
>
>
>
>
>
>

[Shawn]

Nyal Williams wrote:
> Why is all this being talked about under a CFIG Wannabe
> thread????????????????????????

Zulu posted it here first and then the correct thread, but not before we
grabbed it and ran with it.

Shawn