Windsock This can be used to describe a number of devices, all of which give a visual clue to the direction and speed of wind in a given location.
Wing The main lifting surface of an airplane.
the windsock
Last but definitely not the least is the windsock. Installed on every airfield, they are the most direct indication to the pilot of wind direction.
Windsocks: Socks that need darning.
Yankee: Any pilot that asks Houston tower to "Say again."
Zero: Style and artistry points earned for a gear-up landing.
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Windsock - Well-perforated item of clothing worn inside the shoe by underpaid copilot who can't afford a replacement or a darning needle.
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[TW] Try to look at the windsock when you are on the “downwind” leg of the traffic pattern. If your so-called downwind leg actually has a headwind component, you've got a problem.
After conducting a thorough pre-flight inspection of the aircraft, we will want to check the airport windsock or wind tetrahedron to determine the surface wind direction and velocity.
Windsock
These provide only the bare minimum of pre-landing checks, but a more complete list doesn't provide a neat acronym. In this sense the mnemonic should probably be used only as a reminder rather than a complete set of checks.
Far too many pilots look at the windsock on final and start thinking "let's see now, the wind's from the right so I put the right wing down, hold left rudder, etc., etc." Too much thought can screw you up on a crosswind landing.
The whole situation has become so complex it makes you yearn for the days when a flight school consisted of one guy with a Piper Cub, a windsock, and a pasture.
Heliports usually contain one or more helipads and may have facilities for helicopters such as fuel, lighting, windsocks, and/or hangars. In larger towns and cities, customs facilities may be available at a heliport.
Sleeve: A drogue or a windsock.
Slipstream: The stream of air behind a propeller which usually has about 20 per cent greater speed than that of the aeroplane, at every speed.
VOR - Radio navigation aid, named after the VORtex effect of pilots trying to home in on it.
Windsocks - Socks that need darning.
Yankee - Any pilot that asks Houston tower to "Say again".
 See also: Aircraft, Pilot, Speed, Plane, Landing
  
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