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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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Landing
Aviation; General aviation
With respect to an aircraft, the act of coming into contact with a supporting surface.
Base leg
Aviation; General aviation
A flight path at right angles to the landing runway off its approach end. The base leg normally extends from the downwind leg to the intersection of the extended runway centerline.
Ceiling
Aviation; General aviation
1. the maximum altitude that a particular aircraft can reach. 2. the altitude of the base of a cloud layer.
Crosswind leg
Aviation; General aviation
A flight path at right angles to the landing runway off its upwind end.
Certified flight instructor
Aviation; General aviation
A certificated flight instructor (CFI) is authorised within the limitations of that person's flight instructor certificate and ratings to give training and endorsements.
Earth-inductor compass
Aviation; General aviation
One whose indications depend on the current generated in a coil revolving in the earth's magnetic field.
