- Industry: Government
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Department of the Government of Canada responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities (TIC) portfolio. Transport Canada is based in Ottawa, Ontario
A heading given by a controller to a pilot on the basis of radar-derived information to provide navigational guidance.
Industry:Aviation
An expression used in radiocommunications to instruct a pilot to taxi to a point situated 200 ft from the edge of the runway and to stop there.
Note: Used in conjunction with one or several taxiways.
Industry:Aviation
U.S.: A clearance issued to a departing IFR flight which authorizes IFR flight to a specific fix short of the destination while ATC facilities are coordinating and obtaining the complete clearance.
Note: This procedure is not used in Canada.
Industry:Aviation
U.S.: A continuous recording of meteorological and aeronautical information that is broadcast on L/MF and VOR facilities for pilots.
Industry:Aviation
U.S.: A visual maneuver accomplished by a pilot at the completion of an instrument approach to permit a straight-in landing on a parallel runway not more than 1200 ft to either side of the runway to which the instrument approach was conducted.
Industry:Aviation
U.S.: Airspace surrounding designated airports wherein ATC provides radar vectoring, sequencing, and separation on a full-time basis for all IFR and participating VFR aircraft.
Industry:Aviation
U.S.: Expression for: “Line up and wait...”
Note: Used in conjunction with a runway.
Industry:Aviation
