CDI — Course deviation indicator — Aviation Definition

Words for: ADM & Risk Management

Crew Resource Management
recurrency training
ATC — Air Traffic Control
RM — risk management
controlled flight into terrain
ADM training
leading edge
benefits outweigh dangers
Impulsivity
Invulnerability
Macho
antidote
good visual flight rules
IMC — Instrument Meteorological Conditions
tarmac
Beechcraft King Air
CFI — Certificated Flight Instructor
recency
VASI/PAPI
ILS — Instrument Landing System
Glideslope
NOTAM — notices to airmen
MEFs — maximum elevation figures
risk assessment matrix
PIC — pilot in command
get-home-itis
SOPs — standard operating procedures
NAVAIDs — navigational aids
VFR and IFR charts
AMTs — aviation maintenance technicians
anthropometry
let's-go-itis
nose wheel steering tiller
P = Pilot in Command (PIC)
ATIS — Automated Terminal Information Service
Missed Approach
FSS — Flight Service Station
external pressure
Mitigating Risk
The 5 Ps Check
VMC — Visual Meteorological Conditions
AIRMET SIERRA
VASI
PAPI
C182 Skylane
TFRs — Temporary Flight Restrictions
get-there-itis
VFR flight plan
VFR flight following
VORTAC
post-flight analysis
Perceive, Process, Perform (3P) Model
checkride
P-factor
asymmetrical thrust
CARE
TEAM
Scud Running
continuing VFR into instrument conditions
datalink weather
stressors
single pilot IFR
advanced avionics
low-altitude hypoxia
FMS — Flight Management System
buttonology
TWEB
radar vectors
automatic decision-making
Automated Weather Observing System
PFD — Primary Flight Display
MFD — multifunction flight display
GPS — Global Positioning System
EFD — electronic flight display
stick-and-rudder
EFIS — Electronic Flight Instrument System
Localizer
PTS — Practical Test Standards
descent below the MDA or DH
NAS — National Airspace System
TWEB recordings
VOR — VHF omnidirectional range
CDI — Course deviation indicator
e-HSI
LOC
NAV mode
VFR search and rescue services
ROL
METAR
Beech 58P Baron
de Havilland Twin Otter
electronic databases
MFDs
VFR sectional
prohibited airspace
magenta line
verbal callouts
autopilot system
CFIs — certificated flight instructors
NM — nautical miles
enhanced situational awareness
weather datalink
single-pilot resource management
carburetor arm
familiarization flight
safetied
discrepancy sheet
PAVE
Identifying Risk
IMSAFE checklist
A = Aircraft
Assessing Risk
V = EnVironment
MEFs
E = External Pressures
flight risk assessment tool
inadvertent IMC
Three-P Model for Pilots
aeronautical decision-making
Pilot Self-Assessment
Hazardous Attitude
circadian rhythm disruption
workload management
eyes going in and out of focus
head bobs involuntarily
persistent yawning
spotty short-term memory
missed or erroneous performance of routine procedures
errors of omission
microsleeps
Countermeasures for coping with fatigue
crosscheck
automation management
the Plan
the Plane
the Pilot
the Passengers
the Programming
SBT — scenario-based training
information management
callout technique
VFR into IMC
fixating
Headwork
Recognizing Hazardous Attitudes
internal resources
Aeronautical Information Manual
external resources
possible inflight scenario changes

149 words in this area · Next word: e-HSI →

Plain English Meaning

An instrument needle that tells you whether you are on the line you wanted to fly. If the needle is in the middle, you are on the line. If it leans left, the line is to your left and you need to steer left to get back on it.

Full Definition

A cockpit instrument display, usually a vertical needle, that shows the aircraft's lateral position relative to a selected navigation course. When the needle is centered, the aircraft is on course. When the needle deflects left or right, it indicates the course is to that side, telling the pilot which way to steer to return to the desired track. The CDI is driven by VOR, localizer, GPS, or signals.

CDI — Course deviation indicator

Plain English Meaning

Full Definition

Context Anchor

Derivation

Why Pilots Care

Intuition Check

Example Sentence 1

Example Sentence 2