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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 ...

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Flight Director - FD

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 ...

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Air Transportation Oversight System ATOS

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 ...

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Rebuilt Aircraft Engine

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 ...

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Compressor Stall - Turbine Engine

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 ...

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HUD - Head Up Display System

HUD – Head Up Display System

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 and [...]

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Flight Director - FD

Flight Director – FD

Electronic Flight Directors display cues to guide pilot or autopilot control inputs along a selected and computed flight path. The Flight Director receives inputs such as altitude, airspeed heading data and temperature data. The Flight Director receives information from an Air Data Computer and a flight data computer

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Kollsman Window - Altimeter Adjustment - Barometric Pressure Setting Window

Kollsman Window – Altimeter Adjustment – Barometric Pressure Setting Window

Kollsman Window – Altimeter – Paul Kollsman invented the first accurate Barometric Altimeter wiith an accuracy of a few feet. Prior to Kollsman’s invention, altimeters could only determine an airplane’s altitude within a few hundred feet. Kollsman’s invention was used on the first “Blind Flight” conducted by James “Jimmy” Doolittle proving the ability to fly using only instruments.

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Posted in Avionics Terms, Video | Tagged Altimeter, Avionics, FAA Pilot's Handbook, Navigation, Systems

Fail-Passive Automatic Landing System

Fail-passive automatic landing system are designed so that in the event of a failure there is no significant deviation of aircraft trim, flight path or

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Posted in Aviation Safety Terms | Tagged ATC, Avionics, Landing, Navigation, Safety

Cone of Confusion -Aviation

Cone of Confusion -Aviation

 
Cone of confusion
 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 when within [...]

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Posted in Aircraft Navigation Terms, Avionics Terms | Tagged Aviation Error, Avionics, FAA Pilot's Handbook, Navigation

Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System - TCAS

Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System – TCAS

Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System – TCAS -An onboard system that detects the presence of some aircraft operating in the vicinity of the airplane by querying the transponders of nearby aircraft and presenting their locations and relative altitudes on a display. Alerts and warnings are issued when nearby aircraft are deemed to be a [...]

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Posted in Aircraft Navigation Terms, Avionics Terms | Tagged Aircraft, Avionics, Navigation

Visual approach slope indicator (VASI)

Visual approach slope indicator (VASI)

Visual approach slope indicator (VASI). A visual aid of lights arranged to provide descent guidance information during the approach to the runway. A pilot on the correct glideslope will see red lights over white lights.
Basic VASI consist of two sets of lights. One set marks the start of the runway, while the other is set [...]

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Posted in Airport Terms, ATC Terms | Tagged Avionics, FAA Pilot's Handbook, Instruments

VNAV

VNAV – Vertical Navigation – Aviation Term – Abbreviation / Acronym
Vertical NAVigation in aviation is a function of autopilot which directs vertical movement of aircraft either according to pre-programmed FMS flight plan during cruise or according to ILS glideslope during approach.

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VHF

VHF – Very High Frequency – Aviation Term – Abbreviation / Acronym

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UFO

UFO – Unidentified Flying Object – Aviation Term – Abbreviation / Acronym

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