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E-MSAW

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EA

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Early ETOPS – 14 CFR 1.1

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EARTS

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Eastern Airlines Flight 401 Accident – Aviation Human Factors Case Study

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ECOM

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ECVFP

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EDCT (Definition 2)

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EDCT – (Definition 1)

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Eddy current damping

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Eddy Current Inspection

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Eddy current inspection

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Eddy currents

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EFAS

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EFC

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EFIS

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EFVS (NextGen)

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EIAF

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EIS

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Elasticity

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Electrical energy

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Electromotive force (EMF)

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Electronic Flight Bag – EFB

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Electronic flight display (EFD)

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Electronic flight instruments

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Electronic horizontal situation indicator (EHSI)

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Electrostatic field

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Elevation

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Elevator

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Elevator illusion

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eLORAN

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ELT

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ELWRT

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EM wave

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EMAS

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Emergency Descent (ICAO Definition)

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Emergency.

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EMF (NextGen)

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Empennage

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Emphasis error

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EMPS

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Empty weight

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Empty-field myopia

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Empty-weight center of gravity

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Empty-weight center of gravity range

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EMS

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EMS (NextGen)

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En Route (ICAO Definition)

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En route facilities ring

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En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS)

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En route high-altitude charts

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En route low-altitude charts

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ENAV

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Encoding altimeter

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End Date (ICAO Definition)

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Energy

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Energy Absorber – Bottom-Out – 16G Seat Testing Term

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Energy Absorber Rating 16G Seat Testing Term

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Energy Absorbing Device 16G Seat Testing Term

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Engaged

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Engine pressure ratio (EPR)

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Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS)

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Enhanced flight visibility (EFV) – 14 CFR 1.1

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Enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) – 14 CFR 1.1

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EOF

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EPA

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EPE

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EPS

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EPSS

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Equal-Time Point (ETP) (ETOPS)

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Equilibrium

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Equipment essential to safe operation

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Equivalent airspeed

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Equivalent airspeed – 14 CFR 1.1

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ER (ETOPS)

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ERAD

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ERAM (NextGen)

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Erosion

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Error

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ESEC

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ESF

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ESP

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Essential function

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Essential Maintenance – FAA

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Estimated Time of Arrival

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ESV

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ESYS

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ETA

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ETA – Estimated Time of Arrival

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ETD

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ETE

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ETG

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ETMS

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ETN

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ETOPS Alternate Airport

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ETOPS Area of Operation

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ETOPS Entry Point

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ETOPS Significant System

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ETOPS-Qualified Personnel

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Euler Equations

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Evacuation (ICAO Definition)

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Evaporation

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EVAS

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EVCS

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Event

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EWINS

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EWR

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Exception

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Exemption

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Exhaust gas temperature (EGT)

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Expect-further-clearance (EFC)

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Experimental Light-Sport Aircraft

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Exploded view drawing

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Explosive decompression

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Extended Range Operations with Twin-engine airplanes (ETOPS)

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Extension lines

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External load – 14 CFR 1.1

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External-load attaching – 14 CFR 1.1

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Extremely Improbable

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Extremely Improbable Failure Condition

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Extremely Remote

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Extremely Remote Failure Conditions

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