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

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

Dude:

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

Zulu

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

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.

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"

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

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

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

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