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TRAFFIC PATTERN.

TRAFFIC PATTERN

- The traffic flow that is prescribed for aircraft landing at, taxiing on, or taking off from an airport. The components of a typical traffic pattern are departure, upwind leg, crosswind leg, downwind leg, base leg, and final approach.

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ABBREVIATED IFR FLIGHT PLANS ABBREVIATED IFR FLIGHT PLANS
AERODROME AERODROME
AERONAUTICAL BEACON AERONAUTICAL BEACON
AIR ROUTE SURVEILLANCE RADAR AIR ROUTE SURVEILLANCE RADAR
AIRCRAFT APPROACH CATEGORY AIRCRAFT APPROACH CATEGORY
Airframe Airframe