Your guide to understanding common terms in the world of flight.
A radio navigation instrument that indicates the direction to a non-directional beacon (NDB).
A service operated by the appropriate authority to promote the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic.
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A flight booked by an individual or group for their exclusive use, operating on their schedule.
A flight between two or more points, using standard navigation procedures.
All civil aviation operations other than scheduled air services and non-scheduled air transport operations for remuneration or hire.
The servicing of an aircraft while it is on the ground and not flying.
A set of regulations governing flight under conditions in which flight by outside visual reference is not safe.
A unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.15 miles per hour.
A set of regulations under which a pilot operates an aircraft in weather conditions generally clear enough to allow the pilot to see where the aircraft is going.