Aviation Glossary

GSA

General Sales Agent

GHA

Ground Handling Agent

The Airbus Repair Manager is an online software package that provides airlines with a simple method to manage in service repairs and damage. The program helps airlines report line maintenance structural damage and reduce the elapsed time to assess damage and authorize the return to service of the aircraft.

Posted in Airline Terms | Tagged Airbus

Drop-In Aviation Fuels

Drop-In Aviation Fuels – Alternative Aviation Fuels that can be mixed with existing jet fuels without requiring any change to the supply infrastructure, airframe or engines and provide the same or better performance.

Posted in Aircraft Systems Terms | Tagged Fuel

Aviation Altitude Types

Types of aviation altitudes: Indicated Altitude – Altitude data shown on the altimeter using the current altimeter setting input by the pilot. True Altitude – Height above mean sea level (MSL). Absolute Altitude – Height above ground level (AGL). Pressure Altitude – Indicated altitude when an altimeter is set to 29.92 in Hg and used [...]

Posted in Aircraft

Wing Loading

Wing Loading – The total weight of the airplane divided by the planform area of the wing.

Posted in Aircraft | Tagged Aerodynamics

Pressure Coefficient

Pressure Coefficient – The pressure coefficient is a non-dimensional form of the pressure. It is defined as the difference of the free stream and local static pressures all divided by the dynamic pressure.

Posted in Aircraft | Tagged Aerodynamics

Advisory Circulars

Advisory Circulars – Advisory Circulars are publications issued by the FAA and international aviation authorities to provide guidance such as methods procedures and practices for complying with regulations and requirements. Advisory Circulars may also contain explanations of regulations and other guidance materials, best practices or information useful to the aviation community. Advisory circulars do not [...]

Posted in FAA Terms

Black Books

‘Black Books’ are unofficial documentation that is used as a reference source for information. These are revised or filtered versions of a technical paper adopted according to common practice. Thank you to Sheron Fernando for this definition

Posted in Aviation Terms

Electronic Flight Bag – EFB

Electronic Flight Bags are Electronic Displays showing moving maps, airport diagrams, and datalink weather in addition to variety of aviation data or perform basic calculations such as performance data and fuel calculations

Posted in Avionics Terms