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LAA

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LAACS (NextGen)

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LAAS

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LAAS (NextGen)

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LABS

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LABSC

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LABSR

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LABSW

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Labyrinth Seal

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Lag

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LAHSO

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LAN

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Land as soon as possible

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Land as soon as practical

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Land breeze

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Land immediately

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Landing (ICAO Definition)

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Landing Gear (ICAO Definition)

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Landing gear extended speed – 14 CFR 1.1

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Landing gear operating speed – 14 CFR 1.1

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Landing in a Crab

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Landing Requirements – Transport Category Aircraft

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Landing Roll (ICAO Definition)

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Large aircraft – 14 CFR 1.1

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LATA

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Latent Failure

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Lateral axis

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Lateral stability

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Lateral stability (rolling)

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Latitude

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LAWRS

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LBA – Luftfahrt-Bundesamt – Germany

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LCF

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LCGS (NextGen)

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LCN

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LDA

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LDA/PRM

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LDIN

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Lead radial

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Leading edge

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Leading edge devices

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Leading-edge flap

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Leans

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LEC

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Level A

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Level Bust

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Lever

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LF

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LGA

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Licensed empty weight

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Life Limit – Life Management

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Life-Limited Part

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Lift

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Lift Coefficient

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Light-Sport Aircraft

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Light-Sport Category

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Light-Sport Eligible Kit

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Lighter Than Air (ICAO Definition)

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Lighter-than-air aircraft – 14 CFR 1.1

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Likelihood

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Limit load factor

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LINCS

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Line Maintenance

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Lines of flux

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LIRL

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LIS

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Live Black Box

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LLWAS

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LLWAS NE

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LLWAS-RS

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LM/MS

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LMM

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LMS

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LNAV – Lateral Navigation Guidance

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LNAV/VNAV

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Load cell

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Load Cell – Aircraft Weighing

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Load Factor

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Load factor – 14 CFR 1.1

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Loadmeter

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LOC

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Local area augmentation system (LAAS)

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Localizer

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Localizer (LOC)

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Localizer-type directional aid (LDA)

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Locator middle marker (LMM)

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Locator outer marker (LOM)

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LOCID

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Locked Out or Tag Out

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LOI

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LOM

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Long range navigation (LORAN)

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Long range navigation (LORAN) -

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Long-range communication system (LRCS) – 14 CFR 1.1

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Long-range navigation system (LRNS). An electronic navigation unit that is approved for use under instrument flight rules as a primary – 14 CFR 1.1

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Longitude

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Longitudinal axis

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Longitudinal magnetization

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Longitudinal stability

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Longitudinal stability (pitching)

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LOP

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LORAN

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LORAN-C

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Loss of Control Ground (ICAO Definition)

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Loss of Control Inflight (ICAO Definition)

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Low Altitude Operations (ICAO Definition)

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Low Flying (ICAO Definition)

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Low or medium frequency

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LP

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LPV

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LPV (NextGen)

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LRCO

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LRNAV

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LRR

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Lubber line

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LZ

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