Flugeinweiser

English translation: runway signal(l)er

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German term or phrase:	Flugeinweiser
English translation:	runway signal(l)er
Entered by:	Saskia

01:37 Jul 28, 2007

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / aviation

German term or phrase: Flugeinweiser

Flugeinweiser (as part of a circus act)

Saskia KudoZ activity Questions: 306 (2 open) (18 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 426
Local time: 21:55

runway signal(l)er

Explanation:
TAKEOFF signal until the towplane has passed the ***runway signaler*** because the towpilot may think there is trouble if signal stops.
http://www.pugetsoundsoaring.org/docs/operations.pdf

A light flickered atop the hill when they arrived, almost as if marking the spot of their landing. She felt dizzy as they descended, the small group still waiting as they had been before. Drake held one of the torches from the cave and waved it at them like a ***runway signaller***.
http://www.geocities.com/social_phobe/manisland/ch_80.html

In the end we do manage to extract our car, nuzzling past other cars in a complex operation guided by Johnny Samoa standing in the middle of an alley conducting us like a ***runway signaller***.
http://cheeseburgerbrown.com/adventures/Three_Visits.html

Then she and a white-clad waiter with airline ***runway signaller*** guy outfit on came out and did a 'performance' to the sounds of an airplane landing. Dramatic, and like some post modern dream.
http://people.tribe.net/fatfinger/blog/b7b3b0e6-9797-4416-88...

And with the mysteriously incongruous movements of an airport ***runway signaller***, Bernadette shakes the flora and fills the air with pollen fluff, an image hinting at sacred signs...
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSF/is_38_11/ai_9030...

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-07-28 03:36:41 GMT)
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There's an interesting video clip here:
http://www.2xfun.de/view.php?file=5024

Selected response from:

casper (X)

Grading comment

I found aircraft handler" with the same video clip. Marshaller these days refers to the "covert" marshalls aboard the plane for security. There seem to be several answers.
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3 +2

marshaller

Patrick Johnson

3 +1

runway signal(l)er

casper (X)

Discussion entries: 1

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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

runway signal(l)er

casper (X)
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

I found aircraft handler" with the same video clip. Marshaller these days refers to the "covert" marshalls aboard the plane for security. There seem to be several answers.

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

marshaller

Explanation:
Light wands, paddles (bats) and fluorescent vests are distinctive marks of a marshaller

Patrick Johnson
Local time: 03:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 49

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