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Copyright
2004 Glasair Aviation, LLC Arlington, Washington All rights reserved
1-10 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY
CAS
— Calibrated Airspeed is the indicated speed of an airplane,
corrected for position and instrument error. Calibrated airspeed is
equal to true airspeed in standard atmosphere at sea level.
KCAS
— Calibrated Airspeed expressed in knots.
GS
— Ground Speed is the speed of an airplane relative to the ground.
IAS
— Indicated Airspeed is the speed of an airplane as shown on the
airspeed indicator when corrected for instrument error. IAS values
published in this manual assume zero instrument error.
KIAS
— Indicated Airspeed expressed in knots.