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General aviation
The science and practice of artificial flight which involves the design, development, production, operation of aircraft or heavier-than-air machines.
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Instrument flight rules
Aviation; General aviation
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) is a set of regulations and procedures for flying aircraft without the assumption that pilots will be able to see and avoid obstacles, terrain, and other air traffic; it ...
Headwind
Aviation; General aviation
A headwind is a wind that hits an aircraft in the front. This reduces the aircraft's ground speed and increases the time to reach a destination.
Landing roll
Aviation; General aviation
The distance from the point of touchdown to the point where the aircraft can be brought to a stop or exit the runway.
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