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Term used with the appropriate course and altitude to denote that the procedure turn is not required.
Industry:Aviation
A designated geographical location used for route definition or progress-reporting purposes and is defined in terms of latitude/longitude coordinates.
Industry:Aviation
Part of the low-altitude en route chart series, this chart furnishes terminal data at a larger scale for congested areas.
Industry:Aviation
The maximum speed for extending or retracting the landing gear if using an airplane equipped with retractable landing gear.
Industry:Aviation
A device used to transmit indications of angular movement or position from one location to another.
Industry:Aviation
Shutter-like devices arranged around certain air-cooled engine cowlings, which may be opened or closed to regulate the flow of air around the engine.
Industry:Aviation
A radar approach that may be used in case of a malfunctioning gyro-compass or directional gyro. Instead of providing the pilot with headings to be flown, the controller observes the radar track and issues control instructions “turn right/left” or “stop turn,” as appropriate.
Industry:Aviation
A device that provides real-time, accurate, predictive, and strategic weather information presented in an integrated manner in the National Airspace System (NAS). Weather depiction chart. Details surface conditions as derived from METAR and other surface observations.
Industry:Aviation
A report that gives a picture of clouds, general weather conditions, and visual meteorological conditions (VMC) expected over a large area encompassing several states.
Industry:Aviation
An imaginary line passing through the centre of gravity of an airplane and extending across the airplane from wingtip to wingtip.
Industry:Aviation
