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Dew and Frost

Everyday English Dew and Frost.   On cool clear and calm nights the temperature of the ground and objects drops.   Then the surface can cause temperatures of the surrounding air to drop below the dew point.   When this occurs the moisture in the air condenses and deposits itself on the ground and objects

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Somatogravic illusions

Everyday English Somatogravic illusions occur during rapid acceleration and deceleration in flight.   This illusion usually happens when there’s limited exterior visibility and you react to body senses over actual flight instrument readings.   Imagine, you’re flying an training instrument approach.As you reach decision altitude the runway is nowhere in sight. As you add power

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Longitudinal stability

Everyday English Longitudinal stability is the quality that makes an aircraft stable about its lateral axis. It involves the pitching motion as the aircraft’s nose moves up and down in flight.    A longitudinally unstable aircraft has a tendency to dive or climb progressively into a very steep dive or climb, or even into a stall. Podélná stabilita je

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