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Airplane flying
Basic technical knowledge and skills associated with piloting airplanes.
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vertical axis
Aviation; Airplane flying
An imaginary line passing vertically through the center of gravity of an aircraft. The vertical axis is called the z-axis or the yaw axis.
vertical card compass
Aviation; Airplane flying
A magnetic compass that consists of an azimuth on a vertical card, resembling a heading indicator with a fixed miniature airplane to accurately present the heading of the aircraft. The design uses ...
vertical speed indicator (VSI)
Aviation; Airplane flying
An instrument that uses static pressure to display a rate of climb or descent in feet per minute. The VSI can also sometimes be called a vertical velocity indicator (VVI).
vertical stability
Aviation; Airplane flying
Stability about an aircraft’s vertical axis. Also called yawing or directional stability.
maximum flap extended speed (VFE)
Aviation; Airplane flying
The maximum speed with the flaps extended. The upper limit of the white arc.
maximum flap operating speed (VFO)
Aviation; Airplane flying
The maximum speed that the flaps can be extended or retracted.
VFR terminal area charts (1:250,000)
Aviation; Airplane flying
Depict Class B airspace which provides for the control or segregation of all the aircraft within the Class B airspace. The chart depicts topographic information and aeronautical information which ...
