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Flare

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A simple manoeuvre performed moments before landing in which the nose of an aircraft is pitched up to minimise the touchdown rate of speed.

Five-by-five (5x5)

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

In radio jargon, affirms that a radioed transmission was received as clear and loud. Rated one to five, with the first figure for clearness and the second second for loudness.

Crab

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A rudder-controlled yawing motion to compensate for a crosswind in maintaining a desired flight path, as in a landing approach.

Decision height

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

With respect to the operation of aircraft, the height at which point a decision must be made during an instrument approach to either continue the approach or to execute a missed approach (abort).

In pioneer flight before radio, beacons, and accurate maps, flying distances much by instinct and guesswork, and referring to whatever landmarks were below, was quite routine. The "dead" part simply ...