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Flight glossary

Every field on the tracker, explained. Each entry opens with a plain-language version for anyone who has never flown, then the real definition. Filter by handbook section or by subject, or search.

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Sources. Definitions follow the FAA Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C) and Airplane Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-3C), cited by section title rather than chapter number, because numbering shifts between revisions while titles do not. These are US government works and not subject to copyright. This glossary is a study aid and a companion to a live data display; it is not a source of operational information and nothing here is for navigation.