H Flashcards
Hazardous altitudes
An inherent quality of rotating
bodies, which causes an applied force to be manifested 90°
in the direction of rotation from the point where the force
is applied.
Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS)
Service providing recorded weather forecasts broadcast to
airborne pilots over selected VORs.
Head-up Display (HUD)
A special type of flight viewing
screen that allows the pilot to watch the flight instruments
and other data while looking through the windshield of the
aircraft for other traffic, the approach lights, or the runway
Heading
The direction in which the nose of the aircraft is pointing during flight.
Heading indicator
An instrument which senses airplane
movement and displays heading based on a 360° azimuth,
with the final zero omitted. The heading indicator, also called
a directional gyro (DG), is fundamentally a mechanical
instrument designed to facilitate the use of the magnetic
compass. The heading indicator is not affected by the forces
that make the magnetic compass difficult to interpret.
Headwork
Required to accomplish a conscious, rational process when making decision. Good decision-making involves risk identification and assessment, information processing, and problem solving.
Height Above Airport (HAA)
The height of the MDA above the published airport elevation
Height Above Landing (HAL)
The height above a designated helicopter landing area used for helicopter instrument approach procedures.
Height Above Touchdown elevation (HAT)
The DA/DH or MDA above the highest runway elevation in the touchdown zone (First 3000 feet of the runway)
HF
High frequency
Hg
Abbreviation for mercury, from the Latin hydrargyrum
High performance aircraft
An aircraft with an engine of more than 200 horsepower.
Histotoxic hypoxia
The inability of cells to effectively use oxygen. Plenty of oxygen is being transported to the cells that need it, but they are unable to use it.
Holding
A predetermined maneuver that keeps aircraft
within a specified airspace while awaiting further clearance
from ATC.
Holding pattern
A racetrack pattern, involving two turns
and two legs, used to keep an aircraft within a prescribed
airspace with respect to a geographic fix. A standard pattern
uses right turns; nonstandard patterns use left turns.