flight levels — Surfaces of constant atmospheric pressure which are related to a specific pressure datum, 1013.2 mb (29.92 in), and are separated by specific pressure intervals. (Flight levels are expressed in three digits that represent hundreds of feet; e.g.,… … Military dictionary
cardinal altitudes/cardinal flight levels — Altitudes or flight levels (FL) which are multiples of 1000 ft (e.g., 25,000, 26, 000 ft or FL 250, FL 260) … Aviation dictionary
Flight plan — Flight plans are documents filed by pilots or a Flight Dispatcher with the local Civil Aviation Authority (e.g. FAA in the USA) prior to departure. They generally include basic information such as departure and arrival points, estimated time en… … Wikipedia
Flight level — A Flight Level (FL) is a standard nominal altitude of an aircraft, in hundreds of feet. This altitude is calculated from a world wide fixed pressure datum of 1013.25 hPa (29.921 inHg), the average sea level pressure, and therefore is not… … Wikipedia
Flight planning — A Tarom Boeing 737 300 and United Airlines Boeing 777 200 taxiing to depart London Heathrow Airport. Flight planning is the process of producing a flight plan to describe a proposed aircraft flight. It involves two … Wikipedia
Flight Level — Eine Flugfläche (engl. flight level, FL) bezeichnet in der Luftfahrt eine Fläche gleichen Luftdrucks in der Atmosphäre. Flugflächen dienen der Höhenstaffelung von Flugzeugen. So sollen Kollisionen mit höher oder tiefer fliegenden Flugzeugen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Flight level — Eine Flugfläche (engl. flight level, FL) bezeichnet in der Luftfahrt eine Fläche gleichen Luftdrucks in der Atmosphäre. Flugflächen dienen der Höhenstaffelung von Flugzeugen. So sollen Kollisionen mit höher oder tiefer fliegenden Flugzeugen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
flight level — A surface of constant atmospheric pressure that is related to a specific pressure datum, 1013.2 hectopascals (29.92 in. of mercury), and is separated from other such surfaces by specific pressure intervals. Each flight level is stated in three… … Aviation dictionary
Flight controller — Flight controllers are personnel who aid in the operations of a space flight, working in Mission Control Centers such as NASA s Mission Control Center, or ESA s Operations Center. Flight controllers sit at computer consoles and use telemetry to… … Wikipedia
Flight attendant — Flight attendants or cabin crew (historically known as stewards, air hosts/hostesses, or stewardesses) are members of an aircrew employed by airlines to ensure the safety and comfort of the passengers aboard commercial flights as well as on… … Wikipedia
