General aviation

General aviation

The science and practice of artificial flight which involves the design, development, production, operation of aircraft or heavier-than-air machines.

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overhead panel

Aviation; General aviation

The overhead panel is where you have all the controls for the operation of the aircraft systems.

bleed air

Aviation; General aviation

Hot air taken from the engine compressor for air conditioning, anti-icing, hydraulic reservoir pressurisation etc.

airspeed indicator

Aviation; General aviation

The airspeed indicator or airspeed gauge is an instrument used in an aircraft to display the craft's airspeed, typically in knots, to the pilot.

An altimeter is an active instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level. The traditional altimeter found in most aircraft works by measuring the air pressure from a static ...

abeam

Aviation; General aviation

An aircraft is "abeam" a fix, point, or object when that fix, point, or object is approximately 90 degrees to the right or left of the aircraft track. Abeam indicates a general position rather than a ...

absolute altitude

Aviation; General aviation

Absolute altitude is the height of the aircraft above the terrain over which it is flying. The vertical distance between a flying aircraft, rocket, etc., and the point on the earth's surface directly ...

approach slope

Aviation; General aviation

An approach slope is the path that an airplane follows on its final approach to land on a runway. It takes its name from the fact that this path is ideally a gentle downward slope. A commonly used ...