Word Part of Speech Example
accident Noun The aircraft accident happened in the mountains.
airline Noun American Airlines has a large number of flights departing Dallas International Airport.
assemble Verb The Crash Crew assembly point is at the north end of the runway.
aviation Noun The aviation community has made safety the number one priority.
belly-landing Noun The light aircraft made a belly-landing in the farmer's cow pasture.
bomb Noun, Verb The pilot reported a bomb threat has been made on his aircraft.
charter Noun The charter flight reported severe thunderstorms in the area.
chief Adjective The Fire Chief developed and airport emergency response protocol.
CAT Noun The Captain reported encountering Clear-Air Turbulence (CAT) at Flight Level 330.
climb Verb The pilot requested a climb to avoid a flock of birds.
crash Noun The Controller observed the aircraft crash at mid-field and activated the crash alarm.
crosswind Noun The pilot experienced a 90 degree crosswind at 300 feet.
disaster Noun The aircraft disaster killed many people.
earthquake Noun The recent earthquake damaged the terminal building and runways.
emergency Noun The pilot declared an emergency, number 3 engine failure.
engine Noun The DC3 is doing an engine run on the main apron.
fire Noun The fire extinguisher was being used to put out the aircraft engine fire.
firefighter Noun Several firefighters make up the airport’s crash crew.
flameout Noun The single engine fighter reported a flameout on departure.
flight Noun After earlier engine problems the pilot took the aircraft for a flight test.
flight plan Noun The aerial search team was following the missing aircraft’s filed flight plan.
flock Noun Prior to reporting a birdstrike, pilots had reported a flock of geese in the departure path.
foam Noun The Crash Crew was foaming the runway for the aircraft coming for a gear up landing.
hijack Verb The tower received notification that an aircraft inbound was being hijacked.
hurricane Noun The hurricane destroyed aircraft and buildings throughout the airport.
ident Noun The Controller requested the emergency aircraft to squawk ident.
investigate Verb The Transportation Safety Board will investigate the mid-air incident.
landing Noun The pilot reported landing gear down and locked.
length Noun The usable length of the runway has been reduced due to construction on the north end of the airport.
mountain Noun Due to the mountains pilots must be cautious for updraft and downdraft conditions. 
prop Noun The pilot reported a runaway prop.
radar Noun The radar controller advised the pilots of radar observed weather buildups.
ramp Noun The aircraft parked on the ramp was flipped over in the storm.
remote Adjective The aircraft crashed in a very remote area.
rescue Noun, Verb The Crash Crew rescued the pilot and his passengers.
retardant Noun The Crash Crew sprayed fire-retardant on the crash scene.
runway Noun The runway was severely damaged and the aircraft did a wheels up landing, no injuries reported.
severe Adjective Many passengers were injured when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence.
site Noun The crash site was closed to the public.
take-off Noun The pilot reported engine failure on takeoff.
TSB Noun The TSB is investigating the recent helicopter crash at the logging camp.
tsunami Verb The tsunami devastated the entire area including the airport.
typhoon Noun The wind from the typhoon uplifted and destroyed many aircraft.
V1 Noun The pilot aborted his takeoff prior to reaching V1.
VFR Noun The light twin was on a VFR flight plan when radio contact was lost.
VHF Noun The pilot tuned his VHF radio to 121.5 when he reported an inflight emergency.
wind shear Noun Mechanical turbulence from the buildings on final created a low level wind shear.

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