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AVS 120: Introduction to Aviation
Words & Phrases
The following are words and phrases you will use early in
your aviation career. Many of these you may see on the tests.
- Air carrier
- Air commerce
- Aircraft
- Airframe
- Airplane
- Airport
- Airship
- Air traffic
- Air traffic clearance
- Air traffic control
- Air transportation
- Alternate airport
- Altitude engine
- Approved
- Area navigation
- Balloon
- Brake horsepower
- Calibrated airspeed
- Category-used in respect to certification of airmen and
aircraft
- Ceiling
- Class-used in respect to certification of airmen and aircraft
- Commecial operator
- Controlled airspace
- Crewmember
- Critical altitude
- Critical engine
- Equivalent airspeed
- Extended over-water operation
- Fireproof
- Fire resistant
- Flame resistant
- Flammable
- Flash resistant
- Flightcrew member
- Flight level
- Flight plan
- Flight time
- Foreign air carrier & commerce
- Glider
- Gyroplane
- Helicopter
- Indicated airspeed
- Interstate air commerce & transportation
- Intrastate air transportation
- Large aircraft
- Lighter-than-air aircraft
- Load factor
- Medical certificate
- Night
- Nonprecision approach procedure
- Overseas air commerce & transportation
- Pilotage
- Pilot in command
- Precision approach procedure
- Propeller
- Rating
- RNAV
- Rotorcraft
- Second in command
- Small aircraft
- Standard atmosphere
- True airspeed
- Traffic pattern
- Type-used in respect to certification of airmen and aircraft
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