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Terms for subject Aviation (1801 entries)

signal charlie	Landing area is clear, commence approach
signal delta	Landing area is foul
significant meteorological information	Meteorological information issued concerning weather significant to the safety of aircraft. SIGMET advisories include the following: (a) active thunderstorm areas or lines of thunderstorms; (b) hurricanes, tropical storms; (c) moderate hail; (d) severe turbulence; (e) severe icing; (f) marked mountain waves; (g) widespread sandstorms and dust storms; (h) volcanic ash; (i) severe squall lines; (j) low-level wind shear; and (k) tornadoes or waterspouts.
significant point	An expression used to describe a NAVAID, a fix derived from a NAVAID, or a geographical location as expressed in latitude and longitude
significant point	A specified geographical location used in defining an ATS route or the flight path of an aircraft and for other navigation and ATS purposes
simulated approach	An instrument approach procedure (IAP) conducted in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) by an aircraft not on an IFR clearance
simulated flameout	A practice approach to a runway by a jet aircraft (normally military) at idle thrust. The approach may start at a relatively high altitude over a runway (high key) and may continue on a relatively high and wide downwind leg with a high rate of descent and a continuous turn to final.
Simulated kill on a friendly aircraft in ACBT	MORT
simultaneous converging instrument approaches	A procedure for conducting two or more simultaneous instrument approaches to converging runways
simultaneous ILS/MLS approach procedures	Approach procedures permitting instrument landing system (ILS) and microwave landing system (MLS) approaches to be conducted simultaneously at airports having parallel runways
Simultaneous Intersecting Runway Operations	Former term for: Land and Hold Short Operations
Simultaneous Operations on Parallel or Near-Parallel Instrument Runways	A term used by ICAO to refer to operations in which aircraft conduct simultaneous approaches and/or departures from parallel or near-parallel instrument runways
six o'clock	Rear
SlD	SlDs and STARs	4uzhoj
snakeye	A high-drag version of the Mk82
soft error rate test	SER test	Michae­lBurov
software in the loop simulation	SIL simulation	Michae­lBurov
software in the loop test	SIL test	Michae­lBurov
software-in-the-loop simulation	SIL simulation	Michae­lBurov
software-in-the-loop test	SIL test	Michae­lBurov