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Using the instruments rather than outside visual cues to maintain runway heading and execute a safe takeoff.
Industry:Aviation
A turn in which an aircraft changes its direction at a rate of 3° per second (360° in 2 minutes) for low- or medium-speed aircraft. For high-speed aircraft, the standard rate turn is 1½° per second (360° in 4 minutes).
Industry:Aviation
An area in which there is a high volume of pilot training or an unusual type of aeronautical activity.
Industry:Aviation
A device used to reduce the temperatures of the compressed air before it enters the fuel metering device. The resulting cooler air has a higher density, which permits the engine to be operated with a higher power setting.
Industry:Aviation
Defines the limits of the volume of airspace which the VOR serves.
Industry:Aviation
Information the global positioning system (GPS) receiver can obtain from one satellite which describes the approximate orbital positioning of all satellites in the constellation. This information is necessary for the GPS receiver to know what satellites to look for in the sky at a given time.
Industry:Aviation
Drag generated by the collision of airstreams creating eddy currents, turbulence, or restrictions to smooth flow.
Industry:Aviation
A preplanned IFR ATC arrival procedure published for pilot use in graphic and/or textual form.
Industry:Aviation
An airport designated in an IFR flight plan, providing a suitable destination if a landing at the intended airport becomes inadvisable.
Industry:Aviation
The United Nations agency for developing the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fostering planning and development of international civil air transport.
Industry:Aviation
