1) All civil aviation operations other than scheduled air services and nonscheduled air transport operations for taxis, commuter air carriers, and air travel clubs that do not hold Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity. 2) All civil aviation activity except that of air carriers certificated in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulations, Parts 121, 123, 127, and 135. The types of aircraft used in general aviation range from corporate multiengine jet aircraft piloted by professional crews to amateur-built single-engine piston-driven acrobatic planes to balloons and dirigibles.
That portion of civil aviation, which encompasses all facets of aviation except air carriers. It includes any air taxis, commuter air carriers, and air travel clubs, which do not hold Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity. See air carrier.
Non-commercial airline aviation - primarily business aircraft and individuals traveling in private aircraft, including those making connections to commercial flights.
All civil aviation operations other than scheduled air services and non-scheduled air transport operations for remuneration or hire. abbreviation: GA Fr: aviation générale
Civil aviation operations other than those air carriers holding a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. Types of aircraft used in general aviation range from corporate, multi-engine jets piloted by a professional crew to amateur-built, single-engine, piston-driven, acrobatic planes.
General aviation is a term used to describe all non-military and non-airline aviation.
Defined as all non-scheduled flying activity in aircraft allocated a VH registration by CASA, but excluding VH-registered sailplanes (powered and unpowered). Ultralight aircraft, hang gliders and autogyros are also excluded.
General aviation includes flight schools, small charter operations, aircraft maintenance, small utility aircraft used for pleasure, pleasure/business and corporate/business, helicopter schools and charter operations and similar type and size operations. It does not include air carriers (commuter, regional, and major airlines) and military operations.
The 92% of U.S. aircraft and more than 65% of U.S. flight hours flown by other than major and regional airlines or the military. Often misunderstood as only small, propeller-driven aircraft. Even a large corporate jet or cargo plane operated under FAR Part 91 can be a general aviation aircraft.
The operation of aircraft that belong to the public.
That portion of aviation other than military or commercial scheduled operations. Commercial unscheduled operations, corporate flight operations, and private aviation are the most conspicuous members of this group. Most major metropolitan airports tend to have a separate "general aviation" terminal, where a chartered flight is likely to depart or arrive.
A sector of civil aviation including all kinds of flights with the exception of airline-operated flights, charter flights and military aviation. This category includes training flights, hobby flying, private air transport (rescue services, crop-spraying, aerial photography, etc.).
Commercial and non-commercial flying which is not air-carrier activity, i.e., flying which does not involve the transport of passengers or goods from one place to another for remuneration. General Aviation is divided into four categories: (1) Other Commercial, which is flying such as aerial photography, commercial flying training, sightseeing, aerial inspection, patrol or survey, aerial spraying or crop dusting; (2) Private, which is flying not for hire or compensation by individuals, groups, business firms, crown corporations, boards or commissions using aircraft which are classified as Private or Private Restricted in the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register or similar registries of other countries; (3) Government-Civil, which are flights by aircraft owned by federal, provincial or municipal bodies, as well as foreign states; and (4) Government-Military, which are flights by any branch of the armed forces of any nation. Any type of registered aircraft may be used for general aviation including airplanes, helicopters, gliders, gyroplanes, balloons or airships.
General aviation (abbr. GA) is one of the two categories of civil aviation.