| The term "Flying Khattaman" is basically the Sinai equivalent of a "Flying Dutchman" from Earth lore. In a purely naturalistic sense, it refers to a phenomenon in which, usually during heavy precipitation, a viewer on board a sea-borne vessel will see a reflection of the vessel he or she is on, but, due to angling, it usually appears to be in the air, seeming like a ghostly flying craft. Some air sailors have reported similar phenomena of seeing "ghost airships", which may be attributed to a similar natural phenomenon, or else to various odd effects of Forbidden Zones. This term is also used to refer to an airship that has, for whatever reason, been abandoned and set adrift. Most airships left so abandoned will not stay aloft for very long untended, since the gas will eventually seep out, or else the ship will eventually fall prey to various airborne predators or scavengers -- be they wild animals, or pirates.
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