Addendum

I have now changed my spell checker and "untie" things G

Big John


On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 15:10:35 -0600, Big John
wrote:

G.R.

Thank you kind sir. Keep forgetting that some of the acronyms used for
years and years are not common knowledge anymore. Guess I should spell
out for the neophytes?

We always sent an RON (remain over night) message every night to 'home
plate' (home base) so they would know where their airplane was so in
an emergency (Pearl Harbor for example) they could recall ASAP.

When I retired and got into GA, I continued to call staying overnight
a RON.


Big John


On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 11:20:56 -0500, "G.R. Patterson III"
wrote:



Teacherjh wrote:


Remain over night?

"Teacherjh" wrote in message
...

As one example, the tie down rings on the Mooney screw in. I always
unscrewed and placed in a bag in baggage compartment after untying
bird when RON outside.



Doens't make sense. Remaining over night, outside, you UNtie the bird?

He took the plane out of its nice local hangar, flew it somewhere, tied it down
outside, remained overnight, and now he's going home. RON is basically using in
the military as a term for being away from home base.

George Patterson
Some people think they hear a call to the priesthood when what they really
hear is a tiny voice whispering "It's indoor work with no heavy lifting".