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(Encyclopedia)pilotage: see air navigation.aneroid altimeter
(Encyclopedia)aneroid altimeter: see air navigation. ...automatic pilot
(Encyclopedia)automatic pilot: see air navigation. ...Sudd
(Encyclopedia)Sudd so͝od [key], swampy region, c.200 mi (320 km) long, and c.150 mi (240 km) wide, central South Sudan, E central Africa. It is fed by the Bahr el Jebel, the Bahr el Ghazal, and the Bahr el Arab, h...avionics
(Encyclopedia)avionics āˌvēŏnˈĭks [key], electronic instruments used in air or space flight; also the design and production of such instruments. Early planes had few instruments, but as aviation and aircraft ...ground speed indicator
(Encyclopedia)ground speed indicator: see air navigation. ...Global Positioning System
(Encyclopedia)Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. ...instrument flight regulations
(Encyclopedia)instrument flight regulations: see air navigation. ...visual flight regulations
(Encyclopedia)visual flight regulations: see air navigation. ...right of way
(Encyclopedia)right of way, in land and air traffic and in sea navigation, rules that determine precedence in the use of traffic lanes. The rules are framed in the simplest possible terms and with nearly absolute u...Browse by Subject
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