Aviation glossary
276 definitions reproduced verbatim from 14 CFR Part 1 — those are regulatory and legally binding wherever the term is used in 14 CFR — plus 25 SkeyeMentor study terms, which are educational only. Each entry is labeled.
A
- AFM14 CFR
- AGL14 CFR
- ALS14 CFR
- APU14 CFR
- ASR14 CFR
- ATC14 CFR
- ATISSkeye
- ATS14 CFR
- Administrator14 CFR
- Aerodynamic coefficients14 CFR
- Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM)Skeye
- Air Traffic Service (ATS) route14 CFR
- Air carrier14 CFR
- Air commerce14 CFR
- Air traffic14 CFR
- Air traffic clearance14 CFR
- Air traffic control14 CFR
- Air transportation14 CFR
- Aircraft14 CFR
- Aircraft engine14 CFR
- Airframe14 CFR
- Airplane14 CFR
- Airport14 CFR
- Airship14 CFR
- Airworthiness Directive (AD)Skeye
- Alert Area14 CFR
- Alternate airport14 CFR
- Altitude engine14 CFR
- Amateur rocket14 CFR
- Appliance14 CFR
- Approved14 CFR
- Area navigation (RNAV)14 CFR
- Area navigation (RNAV) route14 CFR
- Armed Forces14 CFR
- Autorotation14 CFR
- Auxiliary rotor14 CFR
B
C
- CAMP14 CFR
- CAS14 CFR
- CAT II14 CFR
- CMP14 CFR
- Calibrated airspeed14 CFR
- Canard14 CFR
- Canard configuration14 CFR
- Category A14 CFR
- Category B14 CFR
- Category II operations14 CFR
- Category III operations14 CFR
- Ceiling14 CFR
- Center of Gravity (CG)Skeye
- Chart SupplementSkeye
- Civil aircraft14 CFR
- Clearway14 CFR
- Climbout speed14 CFR
- Commercial operator14 CFR
- Configuration, Maintenance, and Procedures (CMP) document14 CFR
- Controlled Firing Area14 CFR
- Controlled airspace14 CFR
- Crewmember14 CFR
- Critical altitude14 CFR
- Critical engine14 CFR
- CurrencySkeye
D
E
- EAS14 CFR
- EFVS14 CFR
- EFVS operation14 CFR
- ETOPS14 CFR
- ETOPS Significant System14 CFR
- EWIS14 CFR
- Early ETOPS14 CFR
- Enhanced flight visibility (EFV)14 CFR
- Enhanced flight vision system (EFVS)14 CFR
- Equi-Time Point14 CFR
- Equivalent airspeed14 CFR
- Extended Operations (ETOPS)14 CFR
- Extended over-water operation14 CFR
- External load14 CFR
- External-load attaching means14 CFR
F
- FAA14 CFR
- FFS14 CFR
- FM14 CFR
- FSTD14 CFR
- FTD14 CFR
- Final approach fix (FAF)14 CFR
- Final takeoff speed14 CFR
- Fire resistant14 CFR
- Fireproof14 CFR
- Flame resistant14 CFR
- Flammable14 CFR
- Flap extended speed14 CFR
- Flash resistant14 CFR
- Flight level14 CFR
- Flight plan14 CFR
- Flight simulation training device (FSTD)14 CFR
- Flight time14 CFR
- Flight training device (FTD)14 CFR
- Flight visibility14 CFR
- Flightcrew member14 CFR
- Foreign air carrier14 CFR
- Foreign air commerce14 CFR
- Foreign air transportation14 CFR
- Forward wing14 CFR
- Full flight simulator (FFS)14 CFR
G
H
I
- IAS14 CFR
- ICAO14 CFR
- IFR14 CFR
- IFR conditions14 CFR
- IFR over-the-top14 CFR
- IFSD14 CFR
- ILS14 CFR
- IM14 CFR
- INT14 CFR
- Idle thrust14 CFR
- In-flight shutdown (IFSD)14 CFR
- Indicated airspeed14 CFR
- Instrument14 CFR
- Instrument approach procedure (IAP)14 CFR
- Interstate air commerce14 CFR
- Interstate air transportation14 CFR
- Intrastate air transportation14 CFR
K
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M
- M14 CFR
- MAA14 CFR
- MALS14 CFR
- MALSR14 CFR
- MCA14 CFR
- MDA14 CFR
- MEA14 CFR
- MEL14 CFR
- METARSkeye
- MM14 CFR
- MOCA14 CFR
- MRA14 CFR
- MSL14 CFR
- Mach number14 CFR
- Main rotor14 CFR
- Maintenance14 CFR
- Major alteration14 CFR
- Major repair14 CFR
- Manifold pressure14 CFR
- Maximum engine overtorque14 CFR
- Maximum speed for stability characteristics, V14 CFR
- Medical certificate14 CFR
- Military operations area14 CFR
- Minimum Equipment List (MEL)Skeye
- Minimum descent altitude (MDA)14 CFR
- Minor alteration14 CFR
- Minor repair14 CFR
N
O
P
- PACOTS14 CFR
- PAR14 CFR
- PMA14 CFR
- POC14 CFR
- POH / AFMSkeye
- PTRS14 CFR
- Parachute14 CFR
- Person14 CFR
- Pilot in command14 CFR
- Pilotage14 CFR
- Pitch setting14 CFR
- Portable oxygen concentrator14 CFR
- Positive control14 CFR
- Powered parachute14 CFR
- Powered-lift14 CFR
- Precision approach procedure14 CFR
- Pressure AltitudeSkeye
- Preventive maintenance14 CFR
- ProficiencySkeye
- Prohibited area14 CFR
- Propeller14 CFR
- Public aircraft14 CFR
R
- RAIL14 CFR
- RBN14 CFR
- RCLM14 CFR
- RCLS14 CFR
- REIL14 CFR
- RFFS14 CFR
- RNAV14 CFR
- RR14 CFR
- RVR14 CFR
- Rated 2 1/2-minute OEI power14 CFR
- Rated 2-minute OEI Power14 CFR
- Rated 30-minute OEI power14 CFR
- Rated 30-second OEI Power14 CFR
- Rated continuous OEI power14 CFR
- Rated maximum continuous augmented thrust14 CFR
- Rated maximum continuous power14 CFR
- Rated maximum continuous thrust14 CFR
- Rated takeoff augmented thrust14 CFR
- Rated takeoff power14 CFR
- Rated takeoff thrust14 CFR
- Rating14 CFR
- Reference landing speed14 CFR
- Reporting point14 CFR
- Restricted area14 CFR
- Risk ManagementSkeye
- Rocket14 CFR
- Rotorcraft14 CFR
- Rotorcraft-load combination14 CFR
- Route segment14 CFR
- Runway IncursionSkeye
S
- SALS14 CFR
- SATCOM14 CFR
- SSALS14 CFR
- SSALSR14 CFR
- Sea level engine14 CFR
- Second in command14 CFR
- Show14 CFR
- Small aircraft14 CFR
- Small unmanned aircraft14 CFR
- Small unmanned aircraft system (small UAS)14 CFR
- Space support vehicle14 CFR
- Space support vehicle flight14 CFR
- Spatial DisorientationSkeye
- Special Use AirspaceSkeye
- Special VFR conditions14 CFR
- Special VFR operations14 CFR
- Standard Rate TurnSkeye
- Standard atmosphere14 CFR
- Stopway14 CFR
- Suitable RNAV system14 CFR
- Supplemental restraint system14 CFR
- Synthetic vision14 CFR
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