Bump. A colloquial term used to denote and sudden vertical or lateral movement of an aeroplane caused by thermal or eddy currents. Often erroneously referred to as 'air pockets'.
BUMP/BUMP-UP
A fly-up to acquire LOS to the target or laser designation.
BURN GLINT ...
A gust or bump increases the load on the wings. The speed of the airplane should therefore be reduced when flying in gusty air. In approaching to land, on the other hand, a little higher speed should be maintained to assure positive control.
Here's an advanced technique: if you are taxiing toward an abrupt bump, such as the edge of a piece of pavement, keep the yoke all the way back and apply a blast of power during the few feet leading up to the bump.
Normally, there are more volunteers than the airlines need, but when there are not enough volunteers, airlines must bump passengers involuntarily.
Thanks to its large cockpit, which is four inches wider than that of a Cessna 172, Otterback and I didn't bump elbows. Because the wind was gusty, he performed the first takeoff.
Tricycle gear aircraft have the advantage that it is nearly impossible to make them 'nose over' as can happen if a taildragger hits a bump or has the brakes heavily applied.
Get out your chart and eyeball a line due south from the Cross City VOR compass rose. The line will cross a river, the Suwannee, and then intersect a little bump of mainland. Just below the bump you'll see a dot in the Gulf. That's Cedar Key.
VDB: Voluntary denied boarding. More commonly known as a "bump". Most airlines offer $$$ travel credits or "VDB vouchers" in such instances.
VFF: Very Frequent Flyer
VS: Virgin Atlantic Airways ...
defined by a combination of your personal comfort zone, the local topography (700 feet AGL in Nebraska is a lot different than 700 AGL feet in parts of Colorado) and the presence of cities, towers and other things you’d just as soon not bump ...
The pilot is highly cognizant of the existence of the short period made since it is felt only as a bump when a gust is encountered or the airplane responds to an abrupt control movement.
Due to the bump of the airfoil, the space is smaller and the molecules must go faster. According to Bernoulli's Law, faster air has lower air pressure, and thus the high pressure beneath the wing pushes up to cause lift.
Good bonding will increase impact strength as well as the final layer of fiberglass cloth will seal moisture out. This construction is quite time intensive but worth the extra labor once you bump into something ....
 See also: Flight, Aircraft, Plane, Altitude, Force
  
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