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Latitude | an imaginary line joining points on Earth's surface that are all of equal distance north or south of the equator |
Longitude | the angular distance east or west of the prime meridian that stretches from the North Pole to the South Pole and passes through Greenwich, England |
Landmark | a saved latitude and longitude reading |
GPS | a worldwide navigation system that uses information received from orbiting satellites. Global Positioning System |
Coordinates | Latitude and Longitude of a position |
Bearing | direction of movement of somebody or something, calculated using a map or compass. North 0° or 360°, East 90°, South 180°, West 270° |
Simulator | a computer program that simulates something else such as a vehicle, air plane, or a complex system like a city or railway system |
Pitch | degree to which an airplane is pointing up or down |
Bank | the tilt of one wing higher than the other made by an airplane as it turns |
Yaw | turn to the side (left or right) without moving up or down and without doing a roll |
Thrust | a propulsive force produced by a rotating propeller or jet engine |
Horizon | the line in the farthest distance where the land or sea seems to meet the sky |
Altitude | the height of something above a specific level, especially above sea level or the Earth's surface |
Heading | the direction in which a ship or aircraft is traveling, often given as a compass bearing |
Attitude | degree of pitch, bank or yaw |
Ascending | moving upward |
Descending | moving downward |