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Compass error resulting from magnetic interference of the radios, aircraft electronics, and the engine
What is COMPASS DEVIATION?
Term used to allow an aircraft to access the departure runway, but not take off
What is "LINE UP AND WAIT"?
METAR term for mist
What is "BR"?
Colorless, odorless, tasteless gas contained in exhaust fumes of combustion engines
What is CO (CARBON MONOXIDE)?
Chart lines showing magnetic variation
What are ISOGONIC LINES?
Standard day (ISA) pressure in millibars
What is 1013.2
Abnormal increase in the volume of air breathed in and out of the lungs that can occur subconsciously when a stressful situation is encountered.
What is HYPERVENTILATION?
Sectional chart symbol for a designated VFR reporting point
What is a MAGENTA FLAG?
Symbol for stall speed in landing configuration at maximum weight
What is VSO?
Facility that controls aircraft arriving or departing major metropolitan air traffic areas
What is a TRACON (Terminal Radar Approach CONtrol)?
Usual Terminal Area Forecast (TAF) period of validity
What is 24 HOURS?
State of oxygen deficiency in the body sufficient to impair functions of the brain and other organs
What is HYPOXIA?
Number shown in quadrangles bounded by ticked lines of latitude and longitude represented in Thousands and Hundreds of feet above mean sea level
What is the MAXIMUM ELEVATION FIGURE (MEF)?
Part of a VOR indicator that shows relative lateral position
What is a COURSE DEVIATION INDICATOR (CDI)?
Possible standard base altitudes of Class E airspace
What are "Surface", "700 ft AGL", "1200 ft AGL", and "14,500 ft MSL"?
Most dangerous line of thunderstorm activity
What is a SQUALL LINE?
Physician who specializes in aviation medicine and who is authorized to conduct an FAA medical examination
What is an AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINER (AME)?
Term used to specify the azimuth from a VOR
What is a RADIAL?
Usual top of Class C airspace (AGL)
What is 4000 ft AGL?
Small scale intense downdrafts which, on reaching the surface, spread outward in all directions from the downdraft center
What is a MICROBURST?
Ear pressure equalization technique of closing the mouth, pinching the nose closed, and attempting to blow out through the nostrils
What is a VALSALVA MANEUVER?
Color and line style depicting Class C airspace?
What is a SOLID MAGENTA LINE?