Repair Stations
Essential Maintenance - FAA
Essential Maintenance encompasses any on-wing accomplishment of any maintenance or alteration that the certificate holder has designated as a RII.
The Stationair was one of three models taken down off the shelf when Congress passed the 1993 General Aviation Revitalization Act.
Automated stations can also suffer from mechanical breakdown, requiring repair or replacement. This can be either due to physical damage (either natural or human caused), mechanical wear, or severe icing during winter weather.
Flight Service Station
A Flight Service Station (FSS) is an air traffic control facility that provides information and services such as flight plan filing and weather information to pilots before, during, and after flights.
station pressure, sea level pressure and altimeter setting
Station pressure is the actual atmospheric pressure at the elevation of the observing station.
station - structure on the ground, perhaps containing VOR or TACAN.
station model - A symbolic illustration used on a surface analysis chart that represents and reflects the weather occurring at a given weather reporting point.
Station: A term applied to Royal Air Force aerodromes and depots.
Steel: A high-grade iron alloy with a content of carbon and sometimes with other elements added, such as nickel.
Arm or Station
This is the horizontal distance from the datum to the 'C of G' of the aircraft or any item in the aircraft. A positive sign indicates measurement aft of the datum.
STATIONARY RESERVATIONS- Altitude reservations which encompass activities in a fixed area. Stationary reservations may include activities, such as special tests of weapons systems or equipment, certain U.S.
STATION TIME (Air Force). A specified time at which aircrew, passengers, and materials are to be in the aircraft and prepared for flight. Passengers will be seated and loads tied down.
A station in aircraft at which flight crew member occupies to perform their flight duty; for example, pilot stations specified in operator's manuals.
Flight Engineer ...
ON STATION
Informative unit/aircraft has reached assigned station.
OPENING ...
VOR stations are a reference point for the U.S. Airway and Jetway system. These "highways in the sky" are designed primarily by forming routes between different VOR ground stations.
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Air Force Station
afterburner
Device that injects additional fuel into the specially designed jetpipe of a turbojet to provide augmented thrust. Also called reheat.
Close to the station, the needle will deviate considerably and its movements should be disregarded. If the VOR station is on your destination airport, flying the needle will take you straight to that airport.
Flight service stations are information centers for pilots flying in and out of small cities and rural areas. Currently, there are 68 of these stations providing such things as weather reports and route and terrain information.
Flight Service Station. Air traffic facilities which provide pilot briefing, en route communications and VFR search and rescue services, assist lost aircraft and aircraft in emergency situations, relay ATC clearances, originate Notices to Airmen, ...
Flight Service Station (FSS)
An FAA facility that provides specialized flight-related services to pilots. It can provide weather briefings and en route advisories, among other things.
Freight ...
flight service station - An air traffic facility that provides information typically to general aviation or business aviation pilots, including: en route communications, broadcast aviation weather and NAS information, ...
Flight Service Station (FSS)
A set of ground-based information centers that provide information to pilots about weather and other flight conditions. They are separate from ATC, and only deal with fairly slowly developing phenomena.
PAL - Peripheral Station
PAR - Precision Approach Radar
PDC - Pre Departure Clearance
PIREP - Pilot Report ...
NAS - Naval Air Station (USA)
NATS - National Air Traffic Services. A division of the CAA providing UK air traffic control.
Nav - navigation.
Controlled Interception: Aircraft directed to the target by air or ground station radio communication and/or radar.
Control Tower: Airfield facility for controlling air and ground traffic.
CONUS: Continental United States ...
identification per unit, the potential for low-speed up and down datalinks, and "selective interrogation" triggered by ground facilities NDB Non-Directional Beacon - an older type of electronic navigation aid, basically a low-power AM radio station ...
AES - Aircraft Earth station.
AFCS - Automatic flight control system.
AFD - Adaptive flight displays.
AFDS - Autopilot flight director system.
AFIS - Automated flight information system (AlliedSignal) ...
Remember, in flight we don't have the luxury of gas stations every few miles. Safe, legal planning requires that enough fuel is on board to reach the destination, plus fuel enough to fly an additional 30 minutes, if flying during VFR conditions.
Be particularly careful around VOR stations. All the IFR-wannabes in the world are trying to overly that VOR at exactly a round-number altitude, with the CDI exactly centered, with their heads down-and-locked, looking at the gauges, ...
Electronic News Gathering (ENG) helicopters do this all the time when on station filming a breaking news story. So will helicopters involved in external lift operations.
Performance Charts ...
An ultra-high frequency electronic navigation aid which provides suitably-equipped aircraft with a continuous indication of bearing and distance to the selected Tacan station.
other Buffalo users stationed in the Far East fared no better: the B-339Ds of 1-VLG V, 2-VLG V, 3-VLG V and 3-VLG IV of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Corps were decimated as they tried to defend Java, Sumatra, Malaya and Borneo.
AFSS (Automated Flight Service Station) A (non-air traffic control) FAA facility providing pilots with weather briefing and flight-plan filing by radio, telephone and in person.
Radio Navigation: Navigation relative to radio station, providing, for example, of relative bearing, range, lateral deviation, and glideslope. Examples include VOR, TACAN, and PLS.
AFSS (Automated Flight Service Stations) - These are a network of 61 facilities across the United States operated by the United States Department of Transportation and the FAA.
AREA NAVIGATION (RNAV) - Method of navigation that permits aircraft operation on any desired course within the coverage of station-referenced navigation signals or within the limits of a self-contained system capability, or a combination of both.
FLIGHT PLAN Filed by radio, telephone, computer, or in person with Flight Service Stations, a record of aircraft number; type and equipment, estimated time of departure and time en route, route and altitude to be flown, ...
ROTARY ENGINE - A powerplant that rotates on a stationary propeller shaft.
When the helicopter is stationary on a no-wind day, rotational relative wind is produced by rotation of the rotor blades. Since the rotor is moving horizontally, the effect is to displace some of the air downward.
He placed the laboratories and grounds of the Station Physiologique at the aeronaut's disposal, and in 1879 Tatin achieved his goal.
A VOR station transmits a signal that the receiver can use to calculate its postion relative to or from the station. The pilot may use the CDI to select a course to or from the station and then maintain that course.
The inspection can be performed by any licensed A & P mechanic, an FAA Approved Repair Station, or by the builder of the airplane provided the builder obtains a "Repairman's Certificate" from the FAA.
Heinrich Himmler saw the military potential of Braun's research and took over control of the research station. Himmler became increasingly concerned about the motivation of Braun, considering him more interested in space travel than developing bombs.
Schematics and Station Numbering
Brayton Cycle
Turbine Engine Thrust - Summary
Engine Pressure Ratio (EPR)... Animated
Engine Temperature Ratio (ETR)... Animated
Compressor-Turbine Matching
Specific Thrust
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PCS- Permanent Change of Station - moving when assigned to a new duty station
PDS- Permanent Duty Station - where you are permanently assigned
PPQ or PNQ- Potentially Pilot or Navigator Qualified ...
A companion receiver in the airplane provides a pointer that points at the station. This can be confusing, because as the plane turns, so does the pointer. The NDB receiver can also be tuned to standard AM broadcast radio stations.
Aeronautical meteorological station : A station designated to make observations and meteorological reports for use in international air navigation.
The prototype NA-73X was rolled out just 117 days after the order was placed, and first flew on 26 October 1940, just 178 days after the order had been placed - an incredibly short gestation period.
CHAIN HOME
An early form of radar using linked radar stations on the east and south coasts of Britain to warn of approaching aircraft.
CHANDELLE
A very steep climbing turn where the airplane makes a 180ø change of direction.
QTE True great circle bearing to an aircraft from a station
R/T Radio Telephony
Rudder Normally hinged to the fin, this vertical moving surface is for directional management and blance of the aircraft.
Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Station − A ground-based radio navigation aid transmitting signals in all directions. A VOR provides azimuth guidance to pilots by reception of electronic signals.
Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Station with Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) - A navigational aid providing VOR azimuth and Tactical Air Navigation distance measuring equipment at one site.
While 3D flying games have been around for many years, it wasn't until the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64 systems were introduced that they really started to thrive. Now there are literally...
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RDF - Radio direction finding; using the transmission from two or more stations to fix position of an aircraft by its bearing in relation to each.
RFC - Royal Flying Corps.
On the other hand if you observe a hovering helicopter head-on you will often note that the rotor is slightly tilted. All this is a manifestation of the drift phenomenon.
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Someone hearing it, (typically an aircraft flying overhead) will report it to the nearest Flight Service Station and this will set the Search and Rescue ball in motion.
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Most of your fuel contamination will come from your local gas station. The fuel strainer will not allow you to fill the tank as quick as without - but might avoid major problems down the fuel system line and major damage to the following components.
A radar system installed in an aircraft that is used to detect the presence of aircraft, missiles, warships, etc entering a specified area. Information is relayed to ground stations or other patrolling aircraft such that action may be taken.
This is somewhat similar to the radio you may have in your family automobile, except the radio in the airplane perceives commands from the transmitter, while the radio in your car perceives music from the radio station.
materially in the development of newly opened countries. For airplane transportation will require no expensive right-of-way, rubber-tire renewals, etc. Minor uses of airplanes are on such duties as forest-fire patrol, working at life-saving stations, ...
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