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Glossary of Aviation Terms

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Abeam	Absolute Altitude	Absolute Ceiling
Aerial Refueling	Aeronautical Charts	AGL
Ailerons	Air Ambulance	Air Charter Operator
Air Traffic Control	Air Traffic Controller	Aircraft
Aircraft Management	Airfoil	Airport
Airspeed	Airway Distance	Airworthiness Directive (AD)
Alternate Airport	Altimeter	Altitude
Amphibious floats	Angle of attack	Approach (Departure) Control
Approach light system	Approach Speed	Apron
ARG/US	ARO	ASOS
ATIS	Aviation	Avionics
Block Flying Time	Block Rates	Block speed
Carbon Credit	Carbon Emissions	Carbon Offset
Cardinal Altitude	Catering	Ceiling
Certificate	Charter Broker	Charter Operator
Class A Airspace	Class B Airspace	Class C Airspace
Class D Airspace	Class E Airspace	Class F Airspace
Class G Airspace	Class I Navigation	Class II Navigation
Clearance	Contrail Streaks	Controlled Airspace
Crosswind	Cruise Speed	Cruising Altitude
D-085	Deadhead	Decision Height
Depreciation	Direct Air Carrier	Drag
Duty Time	Eco-Jet Charter	EFIS
EGPWS	Elevator	ELT
Empty Leg	FAA	FAR
FBO	Ferry Flight	Flaps
Fleet Manager	Flight Plan	Flight Service Station
Flight Standards District Office	Flight Time	Floats
FMS	Fractional Ownership	Fuel Surcharge
Fuselage	General Aviation	General Aviation District Office
GPS	GPWS	Great Circle Distance
Ground Speed	Ground Transportation	Hangar
Helicopter	Helipad	Heliport
Horse Power	IATA Code	ICAO
ICAO Code	IFR	IFR Flight Plan
ILS	Indicated Airspeed	Indirect Air Carrier
Instrument Meteorological Conditions	International Airport	Jet Charter Broker
Jet Stream	Joint Ownership	Knot
KTAS	LAAS	Lateral Separation
Lavatory	Layover	Leg
Lift	Light Jet	Local Airport Advisory
Longitudinal Separation	Mach Number	Mayday
Medevac	Microburst	National Airspace System
Navaids	Navigation	NBAA
Net/Net	Oceanic Airspace	One-Ways
PAN-PAN	Part 121	Part 135
Part 61	Part 91	Pilot in Command
Point to Point Pricing	Positioning	Positioning Time
Precipitation	Private Airport	Propjet
Radar	Radar Flight Following	Radio
Ramp	Repositioning Time	Retail Quote
Roger	Runway	Runway Heading
Scheduled Air Transportation	Segment	Sigmet
Speed of Sound	Stage Length	Standard Rate Turn
Tailwind	Taxi Time	Third Party Verification
Transmissometer	Transponder	True Airspeed
Vector	Vertical Separation	VFR
VFR Flight Plan	Visibility	Visual Meteorological Conditions
Waiting Time	Waypoint

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