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Water droplets that have been cooled below the freezing point, but are still in a liquid state.
Industry:Aviation
Direct routes, based on area navigation capability, between waypoints defined in terms of latitude/longitude coordinates, degree-distance fixes, or offsets from established routes/airways at a specified distance and direction.
Industry:Aviation
A corona discharge which lights up the aircraft surface areas where maximum static discharge occurs.
Industry:Aviation
Includes the federal aviation regulations governing the operation of aircraft, airways, and airmen.
Industry:Aviation
The design manoeuvring speed. The maximum speed at which full, abrupt control movement can be used without overstressing the airframe.
Industry:Aviation
ATC authorization for an IFR aircraft to operate in VFR conditions at any appropriate VFR altitude.
Industry:Aviation
A VFR operation in which an aircraft operates in VFR conditions on top of an undercast.
Industry:Aviation
At a scale of 1:250,000, a chart that depicts Class B airspace, which provides for the control or segregation of all the aircraft within the Class B airspace. The chart depicts topographic information and aeronautical information including visual and radio aids to navigation, airports, controlled airspace, restricted areas, obstructions, and related data.
Industry:Aviation
A chart that relates velocity to load factor. It is valid only for a specific weight, configuration and altitude and shows the maximum amount of positive or negative lift the airplane is capable of generating at a given speed. Also shows the safe load factor limits and the load factor that the aircraft can sustain at various speeds.
Industry:Aviation
A ground facility which emits a test signal to cheque VOR receiver accuracy. Some VOTs are available to the user while airborne, while others are limited to ground use only.
Industry:Aviation
