BALLOON FLYING HANDBOOK
 

Glossary "C"

Calendar Month/Year

From a given day or month until midnight of the last day of the month or year.

Capacity

See Volume. Captive

Balloon

Commonly used to describe a balloon that is permanently anchored to the ground.

Category

"(1) As used with respect to the certification, ratings, privileges, and limitations of airmen, means a broad classification of aircraft. Examples include: airplane; rotorcraft glider; and lighter-than-air; and (2) As used with respect to the certification of aircraft, means a grouping of aircraft based upon intended use or operating limitations. Examples include: transport, normal, utility, acrobatic, limited, restricted, and provisional."(14 CFR part 1)

Ceiling

The lowest broken or overcast layer of clouds or vertical visibility into an obscuration.

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations.

Charles' Law

If the pressure of a gas is held constant and its absolute temperature is increased, the volume of the gas will also increase.

 

Class

"(1) As used with respect to the certification, ratings, privileges, and limitations of airmen, means a classification of aircraft within a category having similar operating characteristics. Examples include: single-engine; multiengine; land; water; gyroplane helicopter; airship; and free balloon; and (2) As used with respect to the certification of aircraft, means a broad grouping of aircraft having similar characteristics of propulsion, flight or landing. Examples include: airplane, rotorcraft, glider, balloon, landplane, and seaplane." (14 CFR part 1)

Coating

A thin synthetic added to the surface of balloon fabric to lessen porosity and ultravioletlight damage.

Cold Inflation

Forcing cold air into the envelope, giving it some shape to allow heating with the heater.

Commercial Aircraft Operator

"A person who, for compensation or hire, engages in the carriage by aircraft in air commerce of persons or property." (14 CFR part 1)

Commercial Pilot

A person who, for compensation or hire, is certificated to fly an aircraft carrying passengers or cargo.

 

Controlled Airspace

Airspace designated as Class A, B, C, D, or E within which air traffic control service is provided to some or all aircraft.

Cooling Vent

A vent, in the side or top of the balloon envelope, that opens to release hot air, and that closes after the release of air automatically.

Crew Chief

A crewmember who is assigned the responsibility of organizing and directing other crewmembers.

Crown Line

A line attached to the top of most balloons to assist in the inflation and deflation of the envelope. Sometimes referred to as apex line or top handling line.

Currency

Common usage for recent flight experience. In order to carry passengers, a pilot must have performed three takeoffs and three landings within the preceding 90 days. In order to carry passengers at night, a pilot must have performed three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop at night (the period beginning 1 hour after sunset and ending 1 hour before sunrise).

 

 
 
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