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she commanders big steel birds, travels like she has wheels in her heels and spends a third of her life up in the skies.. an aviator, author, poet and blogger, she’s here to take you through a journey of aviation facts and figures that will keep you amused and amazed!
Emergency Locator Transmitter
ELT is an emergency beacon used in aircraft to alert rescue authorities and to indicate the location and the identification of an aircraft in distress.
Activated manually or automatically by immersion in water or...
What Is A Radar?
Radar is an electronic system that measures the range and bearing of objects by transmitting an electromagnetic pulse at the object and listening for the echo.
Acronym for "Radio Detection And Ranging".
The system...
VHF Omni-Directional Range (VOR)
The Very High-Frequency Omni-Directional Range (VOR) is a type of short-range radio navigation system for aircraft, to determine its position and stay on course by receiving radio signals transmitted by a network of fixed...
Distance Measuring Equipment
DME is defined as a combination of ground and airborne equipment which gives a continuous distance-from-station readout by measuring the time-lapse of a signal transmitted by the aircraft to the station and responding back.
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Vertical Speed Indicator
Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI), also known as the Rate of Climb and Descent Indicator (RCDI), is an instrument that indicates the rate of climb or descent of an aircraft.
The VSI uses the aircraft...