flight maneuver
type of maneuver
airfield traffic pattern
standard path followed by aircraft when taking off or landing, while maintaining visual contact with the airfield
Nap-of-the-earth
military aircraft flying at very low altitude to avoid enemy detection
descent
flight maneuver
takeoff
phase of flight in which a vehicle leaves contact with the land or water surface
holding
aeronautic procedure
taxiing
movement of an aircraft on the ground, under its own power
basic fighter maneuver
type of flight maneuver
mid-air retrieval
recovery of a reentered spacecraft using an aircraft to catch it while under parachute
visual approach
type of approach in aviaition
instrument approach
aircraft landing procedure
go-around
flight maneuver
go-around
flight maneuver
touch-and-go landing
flying maneuver of landing and taking off without stopping
skid
outward side-slip in an aircraft turn
slip
flight maneuver
final approach
flight maneuver to transition from normal flight into position for landing
landing
transition from being in flight to being on a surface
Flying inverted
aircraft flying upside down
cruise
level flight after an aircraft climbs to a set altitude and before it begins to descend
flight figure
maneuver for a flying vehicle, including straight flying or complex aerobatics
stall
abrupt reduction in lift of aeroplane wing due to flow separation
climb
flight maneuver
takeoff and landing
method used by an aircraft to depart and return to the ground
transition
change from vertical flight to horizontal in a convertible aircraft