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maximum performance
Takeoff Roll
lift-off
initial climb
climb pitch attitude
ground roll
safe maneuvering altitude
POH/AFM
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
CTAF — Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
Normal Takeoff
headwind
elevator control
attitude
Crosswind
controllability
gusty wind
rotation
rudder deflections
solo
Crosswind Takeoff
crosswind correction
powerplant failure
Crosswind Component
retract
drift correction
crabbing
elevator trimming
aileron pressure
wingspan
upwash
upwind wing
downwash
windsock
wingtip vortices
downwind wing
downwind rudder pressure
wind correction
VX
wind correction angle
ground track
short-field takeoff
maximum performance climb
power setting
retractable
soft field
Soft-field takeoff
slush
Rejected Takeoff/Engine Failure
runway incursion
idle cutoff position
knots
steepest angle of climb
Noise Abatement
noise abatement procedures
Chart Supplements
positive AOA
surface irregularities
adhesion
stalling AOA
taxiway hold positions
approach to landing
Landing Roll
camber
flap deflection
stabilized approach
Base Leg
Final Approach
round out
Touchdown
after-landing roll
flare
VSO — stalling speed in the landing configuration
1.4 VSO
manufacturer's recommended airspeed
1.3 VSO
rate of descent
approach airspeed
forward slip
AOA
GPS
Go Around
Stabilized Approach Concept
undershoot
trapezoid
AGL
KIAS
approved placards/markings
descent rate
gust factor
FPM — feet per minute
landing attitude
aerodynamic braking
nose-wheel
ground loop
centrifugal force
Power
rejected landing
flap retraction
maximum allowable takeoff power
Intentional Slips
uncoordinated rudder/aileron application
pitot tube
uncoordinated
skidding stall
ACS — Airman Certification Standards
rudder travel
Crosswind Final Approach
Crosswind Round Out (Flare)
Crosswind Touchdown
upwind main wheel
Crosswind After-Landing Roll
cornering angle
Maximum Safe Crosswind Velocities
type certificated
wind gust factors
wheelbarrowing
minimum controllable airspeed
downwind main wheel
touchdown area
windscreen
headwind component
incipient skid condition
tricycle-geared airplane
soft surface
0.2 VSO
Power-Off Accuracy Approaches
best glide
90° power-off approach
180° power-off approach
wind gusts
horizontal wind gusts
revolutions per minute
downwind key position
obstacle clearance
high AOA
windmilling propeller
incipient skid
fuel tank selector
electrical system malfunctions
single-engine turboprop
feathering
hydraulic system malfunctions
engine overheating
flight idle
gliding speed
Low Final Approach
High Final Approach
Slow Final Approach
High Round Out
Late or Rapid Round Out
Floating During Round Out
Ballooning During Round Out
Bouncing During Touchdown
Porpoising
pilot-induced oscillations
side slip
Hard Landing
tailwheel-type airplanes
Wing Rising After Touchdown
Hydroplaning
dynamic hydroplaning
reverted rubber hydroplaning
viscous hydroplaning
hydroplaning speed
fuel selector valve
locked-wheel skid
grooved runway
ballooning
pneumatic tires
tailwheel-type
reverted rubber
inertia force
uncured state

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Plain English Meaning

The wheels can be pulled up into the airplane after takeoff and lowered again for landing, instead of staying out in the wind the whole flight.

Full Definition

In aviation, describing a landing gear system that can be mechanically drawn up into the airframe (fuselage or wings) after takeoff and extended back down before landing, as opposed to fixed gear that remains in the slipstream at all times.

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Seen in takeoff, initial climb, landing gear, and discussions.

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