noun
General Slang
Bingo
BING-goh · noun · informal
Brevity code: the fuel state needed to return and land safely.
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A brevity code for the pre-briefed minimum fuel state at which an aircraft must break off and head for recovery to land with adequate reserves.
“"I'm bingo fuel — detaching and heading for home plate."”
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Bingo In A Sentence
"I'm bingo fuel — detaching and heading for home plate."
Origin & Usage
Multiservice tactical brevity code; long-standing aviation fuel-management term.
Variants
bingo fuel
People Also Ask
What does Bingo mean in aviation?
It's the pre-briefed minimum fuel state at which a pilot must break off and head back to land safely with adequate reserves.
How is Bingo different from Joker?
Joker is a higher fuel state that warns you to start disengaging; Bingo is the hard floor at which you must depart for recovery.
How is Bingo used in a sentence?
A pilot reports "I'm bingo fuel" to say they've hit that minimum and are heading home.
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