When did Flying Schools become Flight Schools?

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When did Flying Schools become Flight Schools?

By JAFO
 Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:42 am #1705666
When I learned to fly, they were flying schools - at least in the UK - but now, more and more often, I see them referred to as flight schools - both by the clients and the schools themselves.

Is it simply a creeping Americanisation of our language and our lives or is there another reason that I have missed?
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Re: When did Flying Schools become Flight Schools?

By Miscellaneous
 Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:48 am #1705694
Talkdownman wrote:...'refresher training flights' became 'biennials'... :roll:

Don't know that you can have that one tdm? Granted it's what is meant, but not said. I'll give you biannuals though. :lol:

Maybe the forum should be configured to identify offending words and automatically change them to the correct word? :D

Biannual to biennial
Airplane to aeroplane
Hanger to hangar
License to licence

Any seconders? :lol:
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Re: When did Flying Schools become Flight Schools?

By kanga
 Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:56 am #1705710
lobstaboy wrote:Can we do

Airfield to aerodrome

as well? ..


not quite equivalent. An airfield is on land, an aerodrome may be water :)

[ tailplane/fin not horizontal/vertical stabiliser ?
chassis or alighting gear not undercarriage, airscrew not propeller, as were once the UK norms ? ]
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Re: When did Flying Schools become Flight Schools?

By Irv Lee
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 Fri Jul 12, 2019 2:39 pm #1705810
Miscellaneous wrote:Maybe the forum should be configured to identify offending words and automatically change them to the correct word? :D

Any seconders? :lol:

I would of thought it was easy.... :roll:
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