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Stabilized Approach Concept

A stabilized approach is the safest profile, and it is one of the most critical elements of a safe approach and landing operation. There are five basic elements to the stabilized approach: Landing Configuration - Stabilized Approach Element 1 The airplane should be in the landing configuration early in the approach. The ...

Flight Director - FD

Flight Director Electronic flight calculator that analyzes the navigation selections, signals, and aircraft parameters. It presents steering instructions on the flight display as command bars or crossbars for the pilot to position the nose of the aircraft over or follow. Flight Director Functions A Flight Director is an extremely useful aid that displays ...

Air Transportation Oversight System ATOS

ATOS The Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS) is the Federal Aviation Administration’s primary tool for overseeing the nation’s airlines. The fundamental principle of ATOS is that air carriers must have properly designed systems to eliminate or lessen risks before they result in accidents or incidents. ATOS Air Carriers Air carriers are responsible for ...

Rebuilt Aircraft Engine

Rebuilt Aircraft Engine - A used engine that has been completely disassembled, inspected, repaired as necessary, reassembled, tested, and approved in the same manner and to the same tolerances and limits as a new engine with either new or used parts. However, all parts used in it must conform to the ...

Compressor Stall - Turbine Engine

Compressor Stall A Compressor Stall in a gas turbine engine is a condition in an axial-flow compressor in which one or more stages of rotor blades fail to pass air smoothly to the succeeding stages. A stall condition is caused by a pressure ratio that is incompatible with the engine rpm. Compressor ...

Aviation Maintenance Terms

Aviation terms and definitions related to Aviation Maintenance

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Aviation Maintenance Terms

Aviation terms and definitions related to Aviation Maintenance

Aircraft Maintenance Planning Data (MPD)

MPD - Maintenance Planning Data documents data developed by the manufacturer of a particular airplane that contains the information each operator of that airplane needs to develop a customized, scheduled maintenance and inspection program.

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Maintenance – Definition – FAA – EASA

The definition of Aviation / Aircraft Maintenance as defined by the FAA and EASA is

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Compass Rose – Aircraft Compass Swing

Compass Rose – A small circle graduated in 360 increments, to show direction expressed in degrees.
Most airports have a compass rose, which is a series of lines marked out on a ramp or maintenance run up area where there is no magnetic interference. Lines, oriented to magnetic north, are painted every 30° which is used [...]

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Zone numbers

Zone numbers – On drawings, these are similar to the numbers and letters printed on the borders of a map, used for locating a particular point in the drawing.

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Work

Work – The amount of energy transferred by a force.

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Zero fuel weight

Zero fuel weight – The weight of an aircraft without fuel.

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Weight

Weight – A measure of the pull of gravity acting on the mass of an object.

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Wiring diagrams

Wiring diagrams – Adiagram that shows the electrical wiring and circuitry, coded for identification, of all the electrical appliances and devices used on aircraft.

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Waterline (WL)

Waterline (WL) – A horizontal reference plane used to locate and document vertical positions on an aircraft. Positions are usually given in inches above or below the waterline.

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