Phase of Flight
The standard high-level set of activities performed by pilots on all operational flights (i.e., preflight, engine start, pushback, taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, holding, approach, landing,...
View ArticleGo Around
An event where an aircraft has begun its decent for landing, discontinues that decent, and does not land from that approach.The post Go Around appeared first on Aviation Glossary.
View ArticleHard Landing
An event during landing that results in excessive G-forces being transmitted into the structure of the aircraft and may result in an inspection for damage to the aircraft.The post Hard Landing appeared...
View ArticleOverweight Landing
An event where a landing is made in excess of the aircraft’s maximum gross landing weight.The post Overweight Landing appeared first on Aviation Glossary.
View ArticleLanding in a Crab
An event during landing where the pilot fails to align the aircraft with the runway at touchdown as demonstrated in several of the aircraft landing videos below.The post Landing in a Crab appeared...
View ArticleActual Calculated Landing Time – ACLT
A flight’s frozen calculated landing time. An actual time determined at freeze calculated landing time (FCLT) or meter list display interval (MLDI) for the adapted vertex for each arrival aircraft...
View ArticleAir Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)
The area of airspace over land or water, extending upward from the surface, within which the ready identification, the location, and the control of aircraft are required in the interest of national...
View ArticleAircraft Approach Category
A grouping of aircraft based on a speed of 1.3 times the stall speed in the landing configuration at maximum gross landing weight. An aircraft must fit in only one category. If it is necessary to...
View ArticleAbsolute altitude
The actual distance between an aircraft and the terrain over which it is flyingThe post Absolute altitude appeared first on Aviation Glossary.
View ArticleAbsolute Pressure
from the reference of zero pressure, or a vacuumThe post Absolute Pressure appeared first on Aviation Glossary.
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