Small End: The small end of a connecting rod which carries the gudgeon-pin and piston in an aero-engine.
One nm away, at right angles to the course at the fix, is the centre (nameless) of the radii for the small end of the avocado. A five nm 180 degree area of arc forms the small end of the avocado.
TETRAHEDRON- A device normally located on uncontrolled airports and used as a landing direction indicator. The small end of a tetrahedron points in the direction of landing.
Once you've determined the wind direction, you'll know which runway is best suited for take off. Remember, we always want to take off into the wind. A simple way to remember: Take off flying into the small end and out of the big end of the ...
 See also: Weather, Station, Direct, Speed, Section
  
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