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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downwind

Aviation; General aviation

One of the many words describing the approach segments.

freedom of the air

Aviation; General aviation

Commercial aviation right governing carriage of payload between or within countries.

go-around

Aviation; General aviation

Balked approach, when the aircraft climbs away from the runway during the approach, to either start the approach again, or proceed to the alternate airport.

ground speed

Aviation; General aviation

Actual speed of an airplane as measured relative to the ground.

holding pattern

Aviation; General aviation

Manoeuver consisting of making the aircraft turn around the aerodrome at an assigned altitude, while awaiting further ATC instructions.

hub and spoke

Aviation; General aviation

Route system in which an airline will fly the majority of its flights from/to the same city (the hub), thus offering several connecting possibilities, as opposed to fly a series of point-to-point ...