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METAR
The standard format for a routine surface aviation weather observation. It reports conditions observed at a specific station at a specific time, not a forecast.
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Minimum Equipment List (MEL)
An FAA-approved document specific to an operator and aircraft that permits operation with certain items inoperative under defined conditions. Operating with an MEL is addressed by 14 CFR 91.213.
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NOTAM
A notice containing information essential to personnel concerned with flight operations that was not known far enough in advance to be publicised by other means. Reviewing applicable notices is part of the preflight information required by
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POH / AFM
Pilot's Operating Handbook and Airplane Flight Manual. The manufacturer's document containing the operating limitations, procedures, performance data and weight and balance information for a specific aircraft.
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Pressure Altitude
The altitude indicated when the altimeter is set to 29.92 inches of mercury. It is the entry value for most performance charts and the reference used at and above the transition altitude.
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Proficiency
The actual ability to fly the aircraft and manage the flight to a safe standard. A pilot can be legally current and still not proficient, which is why the ACS is written around performance standards rather than hours.
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Risk Management
The part of aeronautical decision making concerned with identifying hazards, assessing the risk they create and applying mitigations before and during a flight. Every ACS task includes explicit risk-management elements.
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Runway Incursion
Any occurrence at an airport involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on the protected area of a surface designated for aircraft landing and takeoff.
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Spatial Disorientation
The inability to correctly interpret aircraft attitude, altitude or airspeed in relation to the earth, usually caused by conflicting information from the vestibular, visual and postural senses.
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Special Use Airspace
Airspace of defined dimensions where activities must be confined because of their nature, or where limitations are imposed on aircraft not part of those activities. Examples include prohibited, restricted, warning, alert and military operat
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Standard Rate Turn
A turn at three degrees per second, which completes a 360-degree turn in two minutes. It is the reference rate for instrument procedures and for the turn coordinator markings.
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TAF
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast. A forecast of expected weather conditions within a defined radius of an airport for a defined period. It is a forecast, not an observation.
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Useful Load
The difference between maximum allowable gross weight and basic empty weight. It is what remains available for occupants, usable fuel and baggage.
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V-Speeds
Standardised airspeeds published for a specific aircraft, such as VS, VX, VY, VA, VFE, VNO and VNE. The values are aircraft specific and come from the POH or AFM, not from the regulations.