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B-52 Stratofortress
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Back course (BC)
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Aviation
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FAA Pilot's Handbook
Backblast
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Airports
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Airports
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Noise
Balance tab
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Aviation
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FAA Pilot's Handbook
Ballast
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Aviation Maintenance
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AMT
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Maintenance
Ballast – Balloon Inflation Ballast
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Aircraft
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Hot Air Balloon
Balloon – 14 CFR 1.1
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Aviation
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14 CFR 1.1
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Regulatory
Balloon (ICAO Definition)
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Aviation
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ICAO
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International
BANS
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Acronym
Baro-aiding
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FAA Pilot's Handbook
Barometric scale
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FAA Pilot's Handbook
BART
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Acronym
Base
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Aviation Maintenance
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AMT
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Maintenance
Base Leg
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Airports
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Airports
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ATC
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Flying
Base Turn
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ATC Terms
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ICAO
Baseline Testing 16G Seat Testing Term
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Aviation
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16G
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Aircraft
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Airline
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Engineering
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FAA
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Seats
Baseline Zonal Inspection (BZI)
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Aviation Maintenance
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Airworthiness
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FAA
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Maintenance
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Structures
BASIC
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Basic empty weight
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Aviation Maintenance
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AMT
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Maintenance
Basic empty weight (GAMA)
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Aviation
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FAA Pilot's Handbook
Basic Service (UK)
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Aviation
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International
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UK
BASOP
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Acronym
BBS
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Abbreviation
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Acronym
BC
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Abbreviation
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Acronym
BCA
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Acronym
BCR
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Acronym
BDAT
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Acronym
BECMG
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Abbreviation
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Acronym
Begin Date (ICAO Definition)
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Aviation
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ICAO
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International
Bermuda I Agreement
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Airlines
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Airlines
Bermuda II Agreement
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Airlines
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Airports
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Airlines
Bernoulli’s Principle
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Aircraft
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Featured
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Video
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Aerodynamics
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Aeronautical Science
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FAA Pilot's Handbook
Bilateral Agreement
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Aviation
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FAA
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ICAO
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International
Binary number system
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Aviation Maintenance
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AMT
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Maintenance
Biplanes
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Aviation
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FAA Pilot's Handbook
Bird Avoidance
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Airports
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Bird Strike
Bird Control
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Airports
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Bird Strike
Bird Hazard Warning System
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Airports
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Bird Strike
Bird Sizes
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Airports
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Bird Strike
Bird Watch Condition Codes
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Airports
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Bird Strike
Bitchin Betty
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Aircraft
Black Books
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Aviation
Black Plague – Corrosion
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Aviation
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Corrosion
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Inspection
BlackSwift
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Aviation
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Powerplant
Blind Transmission
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Aviation
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ICAO
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International
Block altitude
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Aviation
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FAA Pilot's Handbook
Block diagrams
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Aviation Maintenance
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AMT
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Maintenance
Block Hour
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Airlines
BMP
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Acronym
BOC
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Acronym
Borescope
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Aviation Maintenance
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AMT
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Maintenance
Bottom-of-descent point
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Aviation
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Aircraft
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Avionics
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Navigation
Boyle's law
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Aviation Maintenance
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AMT
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Maintenance
bps
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Brake horsepower – 14 CFR 1.1
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14 CFR 1.1
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FAA
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Regulatory
Break lines
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Aviation Maintenance
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AMT
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Maintenance
Break-Even Load Factor (BELF)
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Airlines
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Airlines
BRI
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Acronym
BRITE
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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British thermal unit (Btu)
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Aviation Maintenance
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AMT
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Maintenance
Brittle
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Aviation
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Inspection
Brittleness
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Aviation
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Structures
BRL
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Acronym
Broadcast
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Airports
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ICAO
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International
Broadcast weather service
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Aviation
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Aircraft
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Aviation Weather
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Avionics
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Navigation
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Weather
Buckle
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Aircraft
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Inspection
BUEC
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Acronym
BUECE
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Acronym
Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung – German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Agency
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Aviation
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Accidents
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Airlines
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ICAO
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International
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Safety
Buoyancy
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Aviation Maintenance
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AMT
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Maintenance
Burnishing
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Aviation
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Inspection
Burr
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Aviation
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Inspection
Buttock line (BL)
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Aviation Maintenance
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AMT
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Maintenance
Bypass ratio
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Aviation
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FAA Pilot's Handbook
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