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Abort
Abort Area
Above Ground Level (AGL)
Actual Time En Route (ATE)
Actual Time of Arrival (ATA)
Actual Time of Departure (ATD)
Aerial Ignition Device (AID)
Agency Pilot
Air Attack
Air Attack Base
Air Cargo
Air Crew Member
Aircraft Accident
Aircraft Data Card
Aircraft Footprint
Aircraft Ground Mishap
Aircraft Incident
Airtanker
Allowable Payload
Altimeter Setting
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
Collective Control
Computed Gross Weight
Controlled Airspace
Course
Delayed Aerial Ignition Devices (DAID)
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 Crew Member
Flight Following
Forced Landing
Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR)
Free Drop
Fuel Tender
Helibucket
Helicopter Tender
Heliport
Helipumper
Helispot
Helitank
Helitanker
Helitorch
Hover
Hover Ceiling
Hover Hook-up
Hoverfill
Hovering in Ground Effect (HIGE)
Identification Run
Indicated Airspeed (IAS)
Instrument Flight Rules Conditions (IFR)
Instrument Landing System (ILS)
Internal Load
Internal Payload
Jettison
Knot
Large Aircraft
Lead Line
Leadplane
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
Passenger
Passenger, Authorized
Passenger, Official
Passenger, Unauthorized
Payload
Pilot-in-Command
Pilotage
Ping-Pong Ball System
Plastic Sphere Dispenser (PSD)
Precautionary Landing
Psychrometer
Public Aircraft
Qualified Non-Crew Member
Radial
Restricted Airspace
Restricted Category
Retardant Base
Retardant Drop
Return and Hold
Rotor
Rotor Diameter
Safety Circle
Salvo
Salvo Drop
Second-In-Command
Serious Aircraft Incident
Short Takeoff or Landing (STOL) Aircraft
Short Takeoff or Landing (STOL) Airstrip
Simms Bucket
Single Door Drop
Skimmer
Sling
Sling Load
Sling Psychrometer
Snorkel Tank
Sortie
Sound Warbler
Special Visual Flight Rules (VFR)
Tail Rotor
Time in Service
Traffic Pattern
Trail Drop
Translational Lift
True Airspeed
Uncontrolled Airport
Useful Load
Visual Flight Rules Conditions (VFR)
