flight time
flight time
[′flīt ‚tīm] (navigation)
The elapsed time from the moment an aircraft first moves under its own power for the purpose of taking off until the moment it comes to rest at the end of the flight.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
flight time
i. The total time from the moment the aircraft first moves under its own power for the purpose of takeoff until the moment it comes to rest at the end of the flight. Also referred to as the “time from chocks off to chocks on.”
ii. The total time from takeoff to touchdown.
ii. The total time from takeoff to touchdown.
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