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Airplane flying
Basic technical knowledge and skills associated with piloting airplanes.
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runway incursion
Aviation; Airplane flying
Any occurrence at an airport involving an aircraft, vehicle, person, or object on the ground that creates a collision hazard or results in loss of separation with an aircraft taking off, intending to ...
runway threshold markings
Aviation; Airplane flying
Runway threshold markings come in two configurations. They either consist of eight longitudinal stripes of uniform dimensions disposed symmetrically about the runway centerline, or the number of ...
safety switch
Aviation; Airplane flying
An electrical switch mounted on one of the landing gear struts. It is used to sense when the weight of the aircraft is on the wheels.
squat switch
Aviation; Airplane flying
An electrical switch mounted on one of the landing gear struts. It is used to sense when the weight of the aircraft is on the wheels.
scan
Aviation; Airplane flying
A procedure used by the pilot to visually identify all resources of information in flight.
sea level
Aviation; Airplane flying
A reference height used to determine standard atmospheric conditions and altitude measurements.
segmented circle
Aviation; Airplane flying
A visual ground based structure to provide traffic pattern information.
