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28 ms- §1.2REGULATION — OFFICIAL DEFINITION
OPSPECS
OPSPECS means operations specifications.
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Operate
Operate with respect to aircraft, means use, cause to use or authorize to use aircraft, for the purpose (except as provided in § 91.13 of this chapter) of air navigation including the piloting of aircraft, with or without the right of legal
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Operational control
Operational control with respect to a flight, means the exercise of authority over initiating, conducting or terminating a flight.
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Over-the-top
Over-the-top means above the layer of clouds or other obscuring phenomena forming the ceiling.
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Overseas air commerce
Overseas air commerce means the carriage by aircraft of persons or property for compensation or hire, or the carriage of mail by aircraft, or the operation or navigation of aircraft in the conduct or furtherance of a business or vocation, i
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Overseas air transportation
Overseas air transportation means the carriage by aircraft of persons or property as a common carrier for compensation or hire, or the carriage of mail by aircraft, in commerce:
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PACOTS
PACOTS means Pacific Organized Track System.
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PAR
PAR means precision approach radar.
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PMA
PMA means parts manufacturer approval.
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POC
POC means portable oxygen concentrator.
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PTRS
PTRS means Performance Tracking and Reporting System.
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Parachute
Parachute means a device used or intended to be used to retard the fall of a body or object through the air.
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Person
Person means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock association, or governmental entity. It includes a trustee, receiver, assignee, or similar representative of any of them.
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Pilot in command
Pilot in command means the person who:
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Pilotage
Pilotage means navigation by visual reference to landmarks.
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Pitch setting
Pitch setting means the propeller blade setting as determined by the blade angle measured in a manner, and at a radius, specified by the instruction manual for the propeller.
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Portable oxygen concentrator
Portable oxygen concentrator means a medical device that separates oxygen from other gasses in ambient air and dispenses this concentrated oxygen to the user.
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Positive control
Positive control means control of all air traffic, within designated airspace, by air traffic control.
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Powered parachute
Powered parachute means a powered aircraft comprised of a flexible or semi-rigid wing connected to a fuselage so that the wing is not in position for flight until the aircraft is in motion. The fuselage of a powered parachute contains the a
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Powered-lift
Powered-lift means a heavier-than-air aircraft capable of vertical takeoff, vertical landing, and low speed flight that depends principally on engine-driven lift devices or engine thrust for lift during these flight regimes and on nonrotati