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An aircraft attitude indicator that incorporates flight command bars to provide pitch and roll commands.
Industry:Aviation
A physical sensation caused by an abrupt correction of a banked attitude entered too slowly to stimulate the motion sensing system in the inner ear. The abrupt correction can create the illusion of banking in the opposite direction.
Industry:Aviation
Physical and chemical adjustments of the eye that make vision possible in relative darkness.
Industry:Aviation
Awareness of the position of the aircraft and of oneself in relation to a specific reference point.
Industry:Aviation
The foundation for all instrument flight, this instrument reflects the airplane’s attitude in relation to the horizon.
Industry:Aviation
The empty weight that consists of the airframe, engine(s), unusable fuel, and undrainable oil plus standard and optional equipment as specified in the equipment list. Some manufacturers used this term prior to GAMA standardization.
Industry:Aviation
Telephone recording of area and/or route meteorological briefings, airspace procedures, and special aviation-oriented announcements.
Industry:Aviation
An imaginary vertical plane or line from which all measurements of arm are taken. The datum is established by the manufacturer. Once the datum has been selected, all moment arms and the location of CG range are measured from this point.
Industry:Aviation
An inner ear organ that detects linear acceleration and gravity orientation.
Industry:Aviation
A design feature incorporated into some wings to improve aileron control effectiveness at high angles of attack during an approach to a stall.
Industry:Aviation
