General aviation

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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Runway

Aviation; General aviation

Paved surface, usually rectangular and of defined extent, available and suitable for aeroplane takeoff and landing.

A term applied to an accidental death in which an aircraft (especially a single-engine airplane) crash-lands into a building (usually a private home), causing multiple deaths or serious injuries in ...

Automatic Terminal Information Service

Aviation; General aviation

Automatic Terminal Information Service, or ATIS, is a continuous broadcast of recorded noncontrol information in busier terminal (i.e. airport) areas. ATIS broadcasts contain essential information, ...

Approach speed

Aviation; General aviation

The recommended speed contained in aircraft manuals used by pilots when making an approach to landing. This speed will vary for different segments of an approach as well as for aircraft weight and ...

Aviation

Aviation; General aviation

Aviation refers to flying using aircraft, machines designed by humans for atmospheric flight. More generally, the term also describes the activities, industries, and regulatory bodies associated with ...

Absolute altitude

Aviation; General aviation

Absolute altitude is the height of the aircraft above the terrain over which it is flying. The vertical distance between a flying aircraft, rocket, etc., and the point on the earth's surface directly ...

Abeam

Aviation; General aviation

An aircraft is "abeam" a fix, point, or object when that fix, point, or object is approximately 90 degrees to the right or left of the aircraft track. Abeam indicates a general position rather than a ...