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An adjustable tab attached to the trailing edge of a stabilator that moves in the same direction as the primary control. It is used to make the stabilator less sensitive.

Provides lights that will penetrate the atmosphere far enough from touchdown to give directional, distance, and glidepath information for safe transition from instrument to visual flight.

Part of the low-altitude en route chart series, this chart furnishes terminal data at a larger scale for congested areas.

A report that gives a picture of clouds, general weather conditions, and visual meteorological conditions (VMC) expected over a large area encompassing several states.

Allows a pilot to fly a selected course to a predetermined point without the need to overfly ground-based navigation facilities, by using waypoints.

See moment arm.

See air route surveillance radar.

See air route traffic control center.

See airport surface detection equipment.

See Automated Surface Observing System.