SNIP

Hornet Ball

Hornet Ball is not his real name of course but I will tell you this.
He is a principle in Sierra Flight Systems that offers an attitude display :-)

http://www.sierraflightsystems.com

Paul Lamar

  A former "Nasal Radiator", no doubt.   "Hornet, ball" is the call as the
pilot (actually, aviator ; "they're better than pilots" - The Right Stuff)
makes the turn to final during a carrier approach.  It it the aircraft type and
acknowledgement that he see's the 'meatball' visual landing aid - or 'ball'.  
Never did it myself, but everybody else in my family did and a 
lot of the lingo rubbed off.

Bill
Long EZ builder & pilot
BSME, MSME

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