An aircraft system which provides head-up guidance to the pilot during flight. It includes the display element, sensors, computers and power supplies, indications and controls. It may receive inputs from an airborne navigation system or flight guidance system. Generally the HUD provides navigation and air data (airspeed in relation to approach reference speed, altitude, left/right [...]
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Posted in Abbreviations and Acronyms, Aircraft Navigation Terms, Avionics Terms | Tagged Avionics
VFR terminal area charts are helpful when flying in or near Class B airspace. They have a scale of 1:250,000
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Transponder Codes are one of 4,096 four-digit discrete codes ATC assigns to distinguish between aircraft. Emergency Transponder Codes are set by pilots as follows: Code 7500 (hijack code) Code 7600 (loss of radio communications code)
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The aviation definition of the term Night has a significant Regulatory impact on aviation and worldwide aircraft operations . Many international regulations and standards apply specifically to aviation operations conducted at night or differentiate between operations permitted by day and those permitted at night.
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Balked Landing — A discontinued landing attempt. Term is often used in conjunction with aircraft configuration or performance assessment, as in “Balked landing climb gradient”. Also referred to as “Go-Around” Here’s some videos of ‘Balked Landings” Here’s a cockpit video of a MD-11 “Balked Landing”
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The United States has the following designated Radio Frequencies set aside for the Aeronautical Radio spectrum
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The Cone of Confusion is a cone-shaped volume of airspace directly above a VOR station where no signal is received, causing the CDI to fluctuate. VOR Cone-of-confusion indications: (1) Size of a VOR cone is negligible, meaning that station passage can be used as a recognizable fix (2) HSI VOR bearing pointer will be removed [...]
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VFR Flight (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: A flight conducted in accordance with the visual flight rules (RoA).
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Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: Weather permitting flight in accordance with the Visual Flight Rules (ANO)
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Traffic Service (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: A Traffic Service is a surveillance ATS, where in addition to the provisions of a Basic Service, the controller provides specific surveillance derived traffic information to assist the pilot in avoiding other traffic. Controllers may provide headings and/or levels for the purposes of positioning and/or sequencing; [...]
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