Aircraft

Aircraft

Any machine or device that is capable of atmospheric flight either by buoyancy or by the movement of air over its surfaces.

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terminal instrument approach procedure (TERP)

Aviation; Aircraft

Prescribes standardized methods for use in designing instrument flight procedures.

deice

Aviation; Aircraft

The act of removing ice accumulation from an aircraft structure.

overpower

Aviation; Aircraft

To use more power than required for the purpose of achieving a faster rate of airspeed change.

zone of confusion

Aviation; Aircraft

Volume of space above the station where a lack of adequate navigation signal directly above the VOR station causes the needle to deviate.

automatic direction finder (ADF)

Aviation; Aircraft

Electronic navigation equipment that operates in the low- and medium-frequency bands. Used in conjunction with the ground-based nondirectional beacon (NDB), the instrument displays the number of ...

local area augmentation system (LAAS)

A differential global positioning system (DGPS) that improves the accuracy of the system by determining position error from the GPS satellites, then transmitting the error, or corrective factors, to ...

terminal radar service areas (TRSA)

Aviation; Aircraft

Areas where participating pilots can receive additional radar services. The purpose of the service is to provide separation between all IFR operations and participating VFR aircraft.