The area on an airport designated for aircraft parking. When the pilot flies an aircraft as the sole occupant. The condition in which the wing fails to produce lift because of an excessive angle of attack to the relative wind. The total weight of the aircraft, fuel, crew, passengers, and cargo calculated for takeoff. Following a straight line of flight across the ground directly to or from a navigation station.
Tracking is accomplished by maintaining an aircraft's heading to negate the effects of wind.
A receiver and transmitter in an aircraft that sends an encoded signal to aid radar controllers in identifying the aircraft. The instrument in an aircraft cockpit that indicates the aircraft's direction of turn and includes an inclinometer. Windshears can be detrimental to aircraft because the sudden change in the direction or magnitude of the wind relative to the wing can result in a stall. See Stall . Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range.