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weather flimsy
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a briefing package containing a surface weather chart,flight level wind chart sky condition chart,delails on upper level weather hazards,etc.
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the daily weather flimsy is available this morning at the operation.
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weapon systems officer (WSO)
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the officer responsible for the operation of weapon systems aboard U.S.Air Force aircraft.
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WSO need to do his inventory for the missiles.
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wizzo
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common nickname for a WSO
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we have to call the wizzo to fix the problem in our weapon system in the aircraft.
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AAA
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anti-aircraft artillery
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the fighter aircraft take out dangerous AAA first before any things else.
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FIVE-BY-FIVE (5x5)
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affirms that a radioed transmission was received as clear and loud. Rated one to five, with the first figure for clearness and the second for loudness.
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ATC:FALCON 15 HOW DO YOU READ ME. PILOT: I READ YOU FIVE-BY-FIVE. |
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FLARE
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A simple maneuver performed moments before landing in which the nose of an aircraft is pitched up to minimize the touchdown rate of speed.
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go head and flare to reduce your speed before touchdown .
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FLIGHT ENVELOPE
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An aircraft's performance limits, specifically the curves of speed plotted against other variables to indicate the limits of speed, altitude, and acceleration that a particular aircraft cannot safely exceed.
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you have to know the FLIGHT ENVELOPE for this aircraft before you fly it.
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FLIGHT LEVEL (FL)
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A level of constant atmospheric pressure related to a reference datum of 29.92 inches of mercury. Each is stated in three digits that represent hundreds of feet—flight level 250 represents a barometric altimeter indication of 25,000', flight level 255 as 25,500'.
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ATC: eagle 12 after takeoff climb to FL200.
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GLASS COCKPIT
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an aircraft's control cabin which has all-electronic, digital and computer-based, instrumentation.
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they will do some upgrade and transfer to glass cockpit.
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HYPOXIA
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loss of oxygen,"altitude sickness," which can affect human judgment and movement at altitudes above 12,000' with symptoms ranging from light dizziness to unconsciousness, even death at the extreme. It was a principal reason for pressurized aircraft.
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we have to have the oxygen mask at high altitude to avoid HYPOXIA.
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NACELLE
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A streamlined enclosure or housing to protect something such as the crew, engine, or landing gear.
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you have to close the engine nacelle as part off the pre flight check.
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FARP
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forward arming and refueling point
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the nearest FARP close to us is 20 NM out
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FAA
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federal aviation administration
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Only the FAA has mandatory authority as a regulator of U.S. airlines.
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FAT
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free air temperature
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Today FAT is 25 deg C
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FCU
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fuel control unit
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the main purpose of the FCU is to control the amount of fuel going to the engine.
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CAT
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category
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CAT-1 is the active pilot in the squadron.
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contingency
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a chance, accident, or possibility conditional on something uncertain.
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He was prepared for every contingency.
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defect
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fault, lack
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we have some defect in the aircraft hydraulics system.
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blinking
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to open and close the eye,or off and on
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the indication light is blinking.
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WING LOADING
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The maximum take-off gross weight of an aircraft divided by its wing area.
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make sure you do good calculation to know your WING LOADING.
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UNDERCARRIAGE
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The landing gear of a land-based aircraft, including struts, frames, and wheels. A very British word that has limited use in the USA.
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the aircraft landed with the UNDERCARRIAGE up.
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TRUE NORTH
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The northern direction of the axis of the Earth; aka "Map North." GEOGRAPHIC NORTH, as opposed to MAGNETIC NORTH.
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True north corresponds to the North Pole and magnetic north corresponds to the north magnetic pole.
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GLASS COCKPIT
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Said of an aircraft's control cabin which has all-electronic, digital and computer-based, instrumentation.
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they decide to upgrade the aircraft to a GLASS COCKPIT .
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CRAB
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A rudder-controlled yawing motion to compensate for a crosswind in maintaining a desired flight path, as in a landing approach.
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the pilot use the CRAB to overcome the cross wind.
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CENTER OF GRAVITY (c/g)
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The longitudinal and lateral point in an aircraft where it is stable; the static balance point.
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you will put the aircraft endanger if it's out of CG.
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CAVU
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Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited; ideal flying weather.
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The weather report says today is CAVU
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AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE (ATIS)
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Continuous broadcast of recorded non-control information in selected terminal areas, to improve controller effectiveness and to relieve frequency congestion by automating repetitive transmissions of essential but routine information.
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Before I take-off I lesion to ATIS.
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CONTACT FLIGHT
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Navigation in which altitude and flight path can be maintained by visual reference to the ground and its landmarks. Similar to VFR.
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SAN ANTONIO control asked the crew of Flight 459 to try to contact flight 447.
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CONVENTIONAL GEAR
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Having two main landing wheels at the front and a tailwheel or tailskid at the rear
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The APACHE helicopter has CONVENTIONAL GEAR.
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DECISION HEIGHT
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With respect to the operation of aircraft, the height at which point a decision must be made during an instrument approach to either continue the approach or to execute a missed approach
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when the aircraft reached the decision height the pilot did a missed approach.
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YO YO
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moving up and down or back and forth.
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THE FIGHTER DOING A YO YO maneuver to run away from enemy
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