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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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Glideslope
Aviation; General aviation
The same as glide path. It provides vertical guidance for aircraft during approaches and landings. The glide slope, or glide path, is based on the following: i. Electronic components emitting signals ...
Climbout
Aviation; General aviation
- the steep ascent of an aircraft during take-off. That portion of flight operation between takeoff and the initial cruising altitude.
Approach slope
Aviation; General aviation
An approach slope is the path that an airplane follows on its final approach to land on a runway. It takes its name from the fact that this path is ideally a gentle downward slope. A commonly used ...
Density altitude
Aviation; General aviation
Density Altitude is the pressure altitude adjusted for non-standard temperature. Both increase in temperature and increase in humidity cause a reduction in air density. Thus in hot and humid ...
Parallax
Aviation; General aviation
Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two ...
Downwind leg
Aviation; General aviation
A flight path parallel to the landing runway in the direction opposite to landing. The downwind leg normally extends between the crosswind leg and the base leg.
Airborne time
Aviation; General aviation
- real time spent by the vehicle in the air, beginning from it's take-off and ending after it's landing.