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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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transponder
Aviation; General aviation
Airborne receiver/transmitter portion of the SSR system which receives the interrogation signal from the ground and automatically replies according to mode and code selected.
wake turbulence
Aviation; General aviation
Wingtip vortices generated behind a wing producing lift. Behind a large heavy aircraft they can be powerful enough to roll or even break up a smaller aircraft.
coherent detention
Aviation; General aviation
A technique used in certain ADF receivers to improve useful range.
crosswind
Aviation; General aviation
Wind perpendicular to the motion of the aircraft. The crosswind leg is also one of the many words describing the approach segments.
connection
Aviation; General aviation
Transfer between two different flights at an intermediate airport.
direct-flight
Aviation; General aviation
A flight that operates from point A to point B without a connection. A direct flight is not necessarily non-stop.
