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Name Definition or reference
A turn of Synonym: see tandem
A.I.P. - AIP Aeronautic information publication
a.u.l.a. 0
adrenaline Adrenaline and endorphines are produced by your body when practicing high sensations sports which produce a feeling of well being and euphoria.
advanced course 0
advanced course 0
advanced course 0
advanced course 0
advanced ultralight Ultralight aircraft with special privileges like passengers carrying
advanced ultralight 0
adventure 0
Adventure paramotor French paramotor builder
adventure tourism 0
advertising 0
aerial aerobatics Flight manoeuvers outside of regular flight domain. Possible with multiple types of aircraft.
aerial photography 0
aerial pics 0
aerial sport 0
aerial sport 0
aerial sport 0
aerial sports 0
aero Index. See page:
Aerobatic training 0
aerodrome - aerodromes Land or water area conceived and equipped to operate aircraft
Aerodyne Paraglider builder
aerodyne - aerodynes Any aircraft maintained in the air by the used of aerodymamic forces
aeronautic Index. See page:
Aeros Hang-glider builder
aerostat Aircraft which is sustained in the air by its buoyancy
AGL Above ground level altitude
air Composed of nitrogen, oxygen, CO2 mainly
Air Magazine Cnadian free-flight magazine. Hang-gliding and paragliding association of Canada HPAC
air park 0
air sports 0
Airborne Trade mark of a trike ultralight and Hang-glider manufacturer
aircraft - aircrafts An aircraft is maintained in flight in the atmosphere by reactions with air.
airfoil 0
airplane - airplanes 0
airplane ride 0
airport Aerodrome with a certificate
airspace Canadian airspace is defined in categories from A to G
airsports 0
altimeter 0
altitude 0
amateur-built, 0
Ange-Gardien 0
aqua plane 0
aquaplane - aquaplanes Term often misused to designate hang-gliders
aqvl 0
ASL Above sea level altitude
ATC Air traffic control
aula 0
Auxiliary power 0
auxilliary motorisation 0
aviation 0
aviation maps 0
aviation rouair 0
axis 0
azur parapente 0
bag 0
basic ultralight 0
books 0
Brauniger 0
builders 0
Canada 0
Canadian Association 0
canadian federation 0
Canari island 0
carabiner 0
Ceiling Altitude of a continuous or broken layer of clouds
certification - certfifications 0
certified instructor 0
certified instructor 0
certified instructor 0
Cesna 152 - Cessna 152 0
Cesna 172 - Cessna 172 0
CFS Canadian flight supplements
class - classes 0
cloud base 0
cloud base 0
cloudbase 0
club - clubs Non-profit pilots organisations
cockpit -cockpits Airplane, glider or helicopter control area
compas Magnetic compass indicate heading
Control zone In general, designate a controled airspace of 5 nautical miles and extending from the ground to 3000 feet AGL
course - courses 0
cross country flight 0
cruising altitude 0
dealer 0
delta glide 0
delta planes 0
delta wing Synonym: see hang-glider
deltawing Synonym: see hang-glider
demo 0
Diamond Katana - DA20 0
directory 0
dirigible balloon Powered aerostat
discovery 0
discovery day 0
discovery day 0
Distance vol libre 0
distance vol libre 0
distributor 0
DTA 0
dual control - dual command 0
Eastern township 0
emergency chute 0
engine maintenance 0
engines 0
equipment 0
equipment 0
Estrie 0
extreme sport 0
f.f.v.l. 0
Falcon Trade mark
familiarisation 0
faq - F.A.Q. Frequently asked questions
federations 0
ffvl 0
filming 0
first flight 0
flight accesories Helmets, flight suits, flight instruments, windmeters, etc..
Flight center 0
flight centre 0
Flight class - flight classes 0
flight park 0
Flight training 0
Flight training 0
flying 0
flying club 0
flying club - flying clubs 0
Flying in Mexico 0
Flying site 0
flying suit 0
flying trips 0
flying wing Synonym: see hang-glider
Flytec Trade mark
for sale Index. See page:
France 0
Francois Thibodeau Flight instructor: click for his bio
free fall Sky diving term: descent before the opening of the parachute
free fall jump 0
free flight 0
free flight 0
free flying 0
free wing - free flight Non powered wing with a weight of less than 45 kg
free-flight 0
Gears 0
general aviation 0
gift idea 0
gift idea 0
Gift ideas 0
giro - giros 0
Girocopter - girocopters Synonyme: voir Gyrocopter
giroplane - giroplanes Synonyme: voir Gyrocopter
giro-plane - giro-planes 0
glide ratio 0
Glider 0
glider 0
glider 0
Glider federation 0
glossary of flight terminology 0
Granby 0
group activities Index. See page:
group activity Index. See page:
Guide de vol 0
gyro - gyros 0
gyrocopter 0
Gyrocopter - gyrocopters Hybrid aircraft between an helicopter and an airplane
Gyrocopter - gyrocopters 0
hand gliding 0
handglider 0
handgliding 0
Hang 4 0
hang glider 0
hang gliding 0
hang gliding 0
hang gliding 0
Hang gliding courses 0
hang gliding school 0
hang gliding schools 0
hang-glide 0
hangglider 0
hangglider 0
hangglider 0
hang-glider 0
hang-glider maintenance 0
Hang-glider pilot 0
hanggliding 0
hanggliding 0
Hang-gliding 0
hang-gliding helmets 0
hangliding 0
Harfang des neiges 0
heights 0
helico - helicos 0
helicopter 0
helmet 0
HG 0
HG harness 0
hobbies 0
homebuilt aircraft 0
Homebuilt airplane 0
homebuilts, 0
hot air balloon 0
hot air balloon - hot air balloons Non powered aerostat
hpac - H.P.A.C. Hang-gliding and paragliding association of Canada
ICOM Radios manufacturer
Icom radio 0
IFR Instrument flying rules
importer 0
information 0
initiation 0
inspection 0
instruction 0
instructor 0
instructor 0
instructor ride Synonym: see tandem flights
instruments 0
instruments holder 0
introduction 0
introduction course 0
introduction course 0
Kenwood radio 0
kit plane - kit planes 0
kit plane - kits 0
kite 0
Kite - Kites 0
Kite - Kites 0
Kite - Kites 0
kite flying groups 0
kites 0
kitesurf 0
kiting 0
landing 0
learn 0
Learn about 0
learn to fly 0
leisure 0
lesson 0
lessons 0
level 0
level 0
light sport aircraft 0
low prices 0
maintenance 0
manufacturers 0
meteorologie 0
microlight 0
microlight 0
microlights 0
microlite 0
monitor 0
monitor 0
Monteregie 0
Montérégie 0
Montgolfier - Montgolfiers 0
Montreal 0
montreal tour 0
Montreal tourism 0
Mosquito 0
motor parachute 0
Motorglider 0
motorglider 0
motors propulsions 0
mountain 0
multi axis 0
Nautical miles Equals 1.15 statute miles
new equipment 0
new glider Index. See page:
NOTAM Notice to air man
nouvel air 0
outdoor 0
overflight Quebec free-flight magazine. Hang-gliding and paragliding association of Quebec QFFA
package deal 0
panoramic view 0
para glide 0
para glider - para gliders 0
para gliding 0
parachute 0
Parachute 0
parachute folding 0
parachute jump 0
parachute jumping 0
parachute planes 0
parachute repacking 0
parachute wings 0
parachute-winged aircraft 0
parachutism 0
parachutism 0
Paraglide 0
Paraglider 0
Paraglider 0
Paragliding 0
Paragliding 0
para-gliding 0
paragliding equipment 0
paragliding helmets 0
paragliding school 0
paragliding schools 0
Paragliding vidéos 0
Paramotor 0
Paramotor 0
paramotor - paramotors 0
Paramotoring 0
paramotors 0
parapante - parapantes 0
parapendido 0
parapentism 0
paraplanes 0
paraplanes 0
parasail - parasails 0
parasailing 0
Para-ski 0
paratour 0
parawing 0
past times 0
PG 0
PG harness 0
Philippe Thibodeau 0
photography 0
pics 0
pics 0
pictures 0
pilot 0
Pilot certification 0
pilot licence 0
pilot licence 0
pilot training 0
Piper Cherokee 0
PIREP Pilot report
Pitch 0
power hangglider 0
power kite - power kites 0
Power kiting 0
power parachute 0
power paragliding 0
powerchutes 0
powered hangglider 0
powered hang-glider 0
powered hang-glider 0
Powered parachute 0
Powered parachute 0
powered parachute 0
powered parachutes 0
powered paraglider 0
Powered paragliding 0
preflight 0
preflight 0
Private airplanes 0
product 0
Propellers 0
Propulsion PDM 0
PULMA 0
Quebec 0
Quebec Association 0
quebec federation 0
Quebec tourism 0
recreation 0
recreational aviation 0
Recreational flight 0
Recreational flight 0
repair 0
ressources 0
rides Synonym: see tandem flights
rigid glider New form of rigid wing hanggliders that are controled by weight tranfer in pitch but by aerodymamic controls in roll.
rigid wing 0
Roll 0
Rotax 0
sales index
sales of pilot supplies 0
school 0
schools 0
second hand gears 0
services 0
sightseeing 0
sky diving 0
small airplane - small airplanes Often designate ultralights aircraft
soaring Synonym: see glider flight
Soaring 0
soloflight 0
sport 0
St-Hyacinthe 0
St-Jean sur Richelieu 0
St-Paul d'Abbotsford Town where the mount Yamaska is located. Main free flight flying site in Quebec
St-pie Town where the mount Yamaska is located. Main free flight flying site in Quebec
strong sensations index
student 0
students 0
Supair Trade mark of a french paragliding harness manufacturer
Swing 0
take-off 0
take-off 0
take-off 0
tandem 0
tandem flight 0
teach 0
teaching 0
Tenerife 0
testimony 0
Thermals 0
Thermic 0
thermik 0
three axis 0
thrills 0
tourism 0
towing 0
traction kite - traction kites 0
trade marks 0
training 0
Training center - training centers 0
Transport Canada 0
travel 0
trekking 0
Trike 0
Trike 0
trike 0
trikes 0
twin seat powered 0
two places 0
two seats 0
ULA 0
ULA 0
ULA 0
Ultralight 0
Ultralight 0
Ultra-light 0
Ultra-light 0
ultralight - ultralights 0
ultra-light - ultra-lights 0
ultralights 0
Ultrasport 0
used gears 0
used gears 0
used glider Index. See page:
used items 0
used items 0
used secon hand 0
USGHA United States hang-gliding and paragliding association
variometer Flight instrument that indicate the rate of climb and descent and that also provide altitude, temperature, flight time and that keeps flight data in memory.
variometre 0
VFR Visual flying rules
videos index
VOR VHF Omnidirectional Radionavigation
vortex aviation 0
What is 0
what is 0
what is free flight ? 0
Wills Wing American Hang-glider manufacturer
winch 0
wing loading 0
work groups 0
xc flight 0
x-country flight 0
Yamaska Mount 0
Yaw 0

 

  

 

 

 

 
   
 

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Calgary, Cochrane - Calgary, Pince Albert, Regina, Swift Current Airport, Regina, Nipawin - Prince Albert - Melfort, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Love - Melfort, Saskatoon -, Regina - Moose Jaw municipal airport, Saskatoon - Wakaw, Saskatoon International Airport, Regina, Steinbach - Winipeg, Gilbert Plains - Dauphin - Winnipeg - Regina, Winnipeg - Gimli, Brandon, Brandon, Gimli - Winnipeg, Steinbach, East Selkirk - Winnipeg, Winkler - Morden, Brandon - Minnedosa, Winnipeg, Neepawa - Steinbach, Winnipeg - Gimli, Neepawa - Steinbach, Winnipeg, Neepawa - Steinbach, Neepawa - Steinbach, Winnipeg, Ottawa-Rockcliffe Airport, Cambridge - Kitchener - Guelph, Collingwood - Wasaga Beach - Georgian Bay, Peterborough, St. Catharines near Niagara on the Lake - Niagara Falls - Hamilton - Stoney Creek, Teviotdale Airport - Palmerston - Kitchener, Stayner - Clearview - Collingwood, Ottawa - Arnprior, Hamilton - Brantford, Grand Bend (hwy 81) Lake Huron, Gananoque, Collingwood - Wasaga Beach - Georgian Bay, St. Catharines - Niagara Regional Airport, Collingwood - Barrie - Angus, Grafton, Chatham - Windsor, Port Hope - Oshawa, Carp - Ottawa, East Hawkesbury, Luskville - Ottawa - Gatineau, Locust Hill - Toronto - Whitby - Pickering, Ottawa, Clayton, Arnprior - Aylmer - Kanata - Ottawa -Hull, Hamilton, Guelph, Collingwood - Wasaga Beach - Georgian Bay, Stoney Creek Airport, Schomberg - Barrie - Springwater Airport, Port Hope - Trenton - Cobourg, Mount Hope - Hamilton - Caledonia, Etobicoke - Mississauga, Reaboro - Lindsay - Peterborough, Tweed - Belleville - Kingston, Thunder Bay, St. Catherines - Niagara, Ottawa, Toronto - Pickering, Pendleton Airfield - Ottawa - Gatineau, London Airport, North Bay Airport, Markham - Richmond Hill - Toronto, Toronto - Guelf - North York, Toronto - Shelburne -, Ottawa - Alexandria, London, Brantford, Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport - Markham, Toronto Island Airport, Brampton - Mississauga - Toronto, Barrie, Thunder Bay, Hawkesbury - Ottawa, London, Cookstown - New Lowell - Toronto north, Dundas - Hwy #5, Niagara Falls - Dunnville, London, Ottawa, Région de St-Hyacinthe (Montérégie - Estrie), Tout le Québec, Montreal, Montreal - St-Hubert, Tout le Québec, St-Agathe, Québec - Aéroport Jean-Lesage, Laval, Montréal - Québec, Bromont, Montreal - Mascouche, Gatineau, Montreal, Montreal, Montréal, Montréal - Rivières des Prairies - Laurentides, St-Mathieu de Beloeil, St-Jean sur Richelieu - Montreal, Ville de Québec, Aéroport Jean Lesage - Ste Foy, Montreal - Joliette (Notre Dame de Lourdes), Montréal - St-Paul d'Abbotsford - Granby, Mont-Tremblant - St-Jovite - Laurentides, Montréal - Estrie - Granby - Lac Champlain - Bassin Chambly - Lac Brome, Mont Tremblant, Montreal - St-Hubert, Trois-Rivières Mauricie, Mascouche - Repentigny - Assomption - Montréal, Montréal, Tout le Québec, Québec, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Victoriaville, Certificats-cadeaux: Province de Québec - Montréal - Québec, St-Hyacinthe, Ville de Quebec (city), Beloeil - Montréal, St-Paul d'Abbotsford, Granby, Baie St-Paul - 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