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Flight: A scheduling tactic that alternates periods of advertising with periods of no activity.

Red-Eye Flight: An overnight flight that usually arrives in the early morning. Because when you first wake up you are usually tired with red eyes, the term red-eye flight became very popular with economic a . . . View Full Definition

In-Flight Service: Meals, free drinks, paid drinks, music, movies, and any other type of entertainment available during a flight.

Visual Flight Rules (VFR): Refers to the general weather conditions pilots can expect at the surface. VFR criteria means a ceiling greater than 3,000 feet and greater than 5 miles.

Funnel Flight: A flight, such as on a regional or commuter carrier, that ' feeds ' larger planes which continue on to other destinations. Also, the use of a single flight number for an itinerary that reall . . . View Full Definition

Contour Flight: Contact Flight in and around mountainous areas following visual reference to the terrain's countours.

Ferry Flight: A flight for the purpose of (1) returning an aircraft to base: (2) delivering an aircraft from one location to another: (3) moving an aircraft to and from a maintenance base. Ferry flights, . . . View Full Definition

Flight Level (FL): A level of constant atmospheric pressure related to a reference datum of 29.92 inches of mercury. Each is stated in three digits that represent hundreds of feet—flight level 250 represents a . . . View Full Definition

Flight Plan: Specified information relating to the intended flight of an aircraft, filed orally or in writing with an FSS or an ATC facility.

Flight Service Station (FSS): Air traffic facilities which provide pilot briefing, enroute communications and VFR search and rescue services, assist lost aircraft and aircraft in emergency situations, relay ATC clearance . . . View Full Definition