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Station

Definitions

  • A location in the airplane that is identified by a number designating its distance in inches from the datum. The datum is, therefore, identified as station zero. An item located at station +50 would have an arm of 50 inches.

References

  • Airplane Flying Handbook
    Federal Aviation Administration ยท 2021