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An uncoordinated turn in which the rate of turn is too great for the angle of bank, pulling the aircraft to the outside of the turn.
Industry:Aviation
The science of the action of air on an object, and with the motion of air on other gases. Aerodynamics deals with the production of lift by the aircraft, the relative wind, and the atmosphere.
Industry:Aviation
A racetrack pattern, involving two turns and two legs, used to keep an aircraft within a prescribed airspace with respect to a geographic fix. A standard pattern uses right turns; nonstandard patterns use left turns.
Industry:Aviation
The procedural, psychomotor, and perceptual skills used to control a specific aircraft or its systems. They are the airmanship abilities that are gained through conventional training, are perfected, and become almost automatic through experience.
Industry:Aviation
A map used in air navigation containing all or part of the following: topographic features, hazards and obstructions, navigation aids, navigation routes, designated airspace, and airports.
Industry:Aviation
Flying the aircraft on any heading required to keep the needle pointing to the 0° relative bearing position.
Industry:Aviation
Drag generated between air molecules and the solid surface of the aircraft.
Industry:Aviation
A systematic approach to the mental process used by pilots to consistently determine the best course of action in response to a given set of circumstances.
Industry:Aviation
A flight navigation instrument that combines the heading indicator with a CDI, in order to provide the pilot with better situational awareness of location with respect to the courseline.
Industry:Aviation
The horizontal distance from the aircraft antenna to the ground station, due to line-of-sight transmission of the DME signal.
Industry:Aviation
