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FOR PILOTS AND AVIATION MAINTENANCE
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A-stage - In composites, the initia
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acceleration error accuratetime. In
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rotary, or oscillating. Many actuat
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aerodynamic balance - The portion o
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aerostat - A device such as a ballo
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air navigation facility air traffic
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aircraft alteration - The modificat
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airmass - An extensive body of air
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airsveed . alertine serviceClass C,
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alpha transistor operation - A meas
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of time, in hours, that the battery
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annual rings . anticycloneRegulatio
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aperiodic-type compass - A magnetic
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arctic air . area navigation [ICAOl
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arrival delay - A parameter which s
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amended clearance if ATC issues a c
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autofeather - A portion of a propel
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~ ~automatic volume control IAVC) .
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axis . azimuthThe wire leads of an
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bag side . ball jointover a rigid m
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measuring the height above sea leve
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beads bearing wheelto form one soli
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bending - The stresses in an object
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bisector of a line - A position on
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is wrapped around the structure and
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blueprint -- An engineering drawing
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bounce . brake back platetapered ta
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or break. 2. A technique to direct
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build-up and vent valve - A manuall
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C calibrationC battery - A small, l
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candela - A unit of incandescent in
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carbon monoxide (CO) . carburetor f
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cast iron - Iron that contains 6% t
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CENRAP-plus - See center radar ARTS
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ceramic magnet - A permanent magnet
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instrument flight rules (IFR) fligh
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molybdenum. The most commonly used
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grouping of aircraft having similar
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cockpit - The pilot's compartment o
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collective pitch control . comma cl
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comPass north- . com~oundb. Middle
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compressor case - The outer compres
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CONSOLAN - A low frequency, long-di
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turbine engines mixing with the col
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convective lifting copperoccurs at
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cosecant - In trigonometry, the rat
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critical compression ratio - On a d
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crush gasket - A gasket usually for
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cycles per second , cylinder taperc
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DC amplifier - An electronic amplif
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deicing -Removingice after it has f
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detector diamagnetic materialdetect
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differentiating circuit . dinole an
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supporting a fabric gas envelope fi
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divergence - In meteorology, the co
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downlocks - Mechanical locks that h
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drop-forged part - A steel part tha
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by an absorbent developer. A crack
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value and corresponds to the DC val
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electrode potential - A voltage tha
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emergency - engine breatheremergenc
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enhanced training materials EonnexE
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ethylene dibromide - expansion turb
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external tooth lock washer. eyelete
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fail-safe control - A type of contr
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few ~ermit - files. classificationm
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Terminal charts by the Maltese Cros
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fixed-wing aircraft - An airplane w
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flight controller - The command uni
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flow indicator - A device in an oxy
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mix. Used for sound attenuation pri
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frequency multiplier - Circuit desi
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fuel-air combustion starter - A fue
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GG gas generator20. Yellow brass2 1
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gear backlash - The measured cleara
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glideslope intercept altitude - The
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information. Grid MORA values follo
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Guy-Lussac's law - gvroscovic vrece
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three: one that cuts to the left, o
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they are operating at this weight d
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high-pass filter. holding fixhigh-p
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horizon . hot streak ignitionhorizo
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hurricane eye hydroplaninghurricane
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I beam - A structural beamconstruct
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ILS categories (ICAO) impedance tri
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incrementally . inductive reactance
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inhibited sealer. inner markerinhib
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b. U.S. military standard instrumen
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--- interference fit. ~ntemal timin
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interstage transformer IR dropinter
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isotherm. isotopesisotherm - A line
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Jetcal analyzer - A trade name for
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kite Kreuger flapkite - A framework
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landing direction indicator - A dev
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lead - lee waveThe total opposition
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lift wires . line of sieht radio re
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lithium grease - A water-resistant,
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longitude low approachlongitude - M
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mach - The ratio of the aircraft's
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shined on the part shows the discon
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manufacturer matrixmanufacturer - I
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medium frequency (MF) . mesoscaleme
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meteorology - The study of weather
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- -- -middle marker. minidiskmiddle
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minimum rece~tion altitude . miscib
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tracked target (known IFR or VFR ai
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moving-coil meter . Mylar ca~acitor
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navigable airspace . negative feedb
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Newton's third law - The law of phy
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nonprecision approach procedure . n
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Notices To Airmen Publication (NOTA
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obtuse triangle - A triangle that c
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directly magnetic north of the stat
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OR gate - A logic device that will
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outside caliper overseas air transp
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ozone hole . ozonosphereozone hole
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parallel of latitude - Any of the i
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~entaerid converter. ~ersistencehou
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phosphate film - A dense, insoluble
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pilot weather report (PIREP) piston
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plain overlap seam - A seam used fo
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components' leads or by means of in
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positive terminal - The terminal of
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precession - One of the characteris
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venturi pressure to provide a meter
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primer - 1. A material applied to a
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propeller. Engines are usually plac
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push to-test light pyrometerpush to
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quick engine change assembly (QECA)
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radar navigational guidance . radar
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the signal only when flying directl
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rated continuous OEI (one engine in
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reconformance . regional checkoutfu
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remote (slave) scope . required nav
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resistive circuit - In electronics,
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reverse question ridgelridge linere
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risk elements in ADM . role modelri
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rotorcraft - A heavier-than-air air
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runway temperature rustovershoot, o
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mold. When the molten metal has har
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sea level - A reference height used
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selection-type test items . semi-mo
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service - A generic term that desig
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sheet metal layout - The pattern of
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sight gauge - A glass tube or windo
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single-engine service ceiling - The
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slip clutch mechanism. snap-action
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temperature and remain in a combine
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special VFR (SVFR) conditions. spee
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one. When the needles are split, it
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yardarms of ships, aircraft, lightn
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starter solenoid static stabilityst
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step up coil - A transformer where
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strength - The ability of a materia
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the battery while it charges are ne
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sweat solder - A method of solderin
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tab - A small auxiliary control sur
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fingers that enter the flutes of th
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temDerature scales terminal velocit
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thermal circulation . thermoelectri
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three-dimensional obiect - thrust r
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timing disc top overhaultiming disc
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gliders, it is located near the nos
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training media . transition altitud
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- Page 361 and 362: A - Acceleration ACFO -Aircraft Cer
- Page 363 and 364: AT - air trafficAT&T - American Tel
- Page 365 and 366: CTA - controlled time of arrivalCTA
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- Page 381 and 382: CHEMICAL ELEMENTSactinium - Acalumi
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