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Abort Area
Abort
Above Ground Level (AGL)
Actual Time En Route (ATE)
Actual Time of Arrival (ATA)
Actual Time of Departure (ATD)
Aerial Ignition Device (AID)
Air Attack Base
Air Attack
Air Cargo
Airtanker
Aircraft Accident
Aircraft Data Card
Aircraft Footprint
Aircraft Ground Mishap
Aircraft Incident
Allowable Payload
Altimeter Setting
Automatic Direction Finder (ADF)
Autorotation
Baffle
Bambi Bucket
Bowles Bag
Break Left or Right
Bucket Drops
Calibrated Airspeed
Cargo Chute
Cargo Compartment
Cargo Drop
Cargo Hook
Cargo Net
Cargo Rack
Carousel Hook
Ceiling
Collective Control
Computed Gross Weight
Controlled Airspace
Course
Delayed Aerial Ignition Devices (DAID)
Density Altitude
Downloading
Drop Configuration
Drum Lifter
Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)
External Load
External Payload
Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR)
Fill Tank
Final Approach
Final Run
Fixed Tank
Flight Following
Forced Landing
Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR)
Free Drop
Fuel Tender
Helibucket
Helicopter Tender
Helicopter
Helipumper
Helispot
Helitanker
Helitank
Helitorch
Hover Ceiling
Hover Hook-up
Hoverfill
Hovering in Ground Effect (HIGE)
Hover
Identification Run
Indicated Airspeed (IAS)
Instrument Flight Rules Conditions (IFR)
Instrument Landing System (ILS)
Internal Load
Internal Payload
Jettison
Knot
Large Aircraft
Lead Line
Lead Plane
Load and Hold
Load and Return
Load Calculation Form
Loading Pad
Longline
Maximum Certified Gross Weight
Maximum Computed Gross Weight
Military Operations Area (MOA)
Mixmaster
Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS)
Night (Aviation)
Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)
Paracargo
Payload
Pilot-in-Command
Pilotage
Ping-Pong Ball System
Plastic Sphere Dispenser (PSD)
Precautionary Landing
Public Aircraft
Radial
Restricted Airspace
Restricted Category
Retardant Base
Retardant Drop
Return and Hold
Rotor Diameter
Rotorcraft
Rotor
Safety Circle
Salvo Drop
Salvo
Second-In-Command
Serious Aircraft Incident
Short Takeoff or Landing (STOL) Airstrip
Simms Bucket
Single Door Drop
Skimmer
Sling Load
Sling
Snorkel Tank
Sortie
Sound Warbler
Special Visual Flight Rules (VFR)
Tail Rotor
Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR)
Time in Service
Traffic Pattern
Trail Drop
Translational Lift
True Airspeed
Uncontrolled Airport
Unicom
Useful Load
Visual Flight Rules Conditions (VFR)
