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Drone Lingo Simplified: Acronyms Every Pilot Needs To Know

Pilot Institute

CG Center of Gravity For any given body, the CG is the average position of the weight distribution of an object. LLWS Low-Level Wind Shear An LLWS is defined as a wind shear of 10 knots or more per 100 feet in a layer more than 200 feet thick which occurs within 2000 feet of the surface.

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