prop strike


verb. an aeronautical term that describes the undesired contact of a spinning propellor with the runway surface. excusable in conventional gear aircraft as there is nothing supporting the nose of the airplane, but completely noobish if done in a tricycle gear airplane. propstrikes can costs thousands of dollars to inspect and repair.
pilot 1: tom decided not to flare on landing and figured out a way to prop strike a skyhawk
pilot 2: what a noob

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