Aviation

Aviation

Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.

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Aviation; Air traffic control

The area surrounding a non-directional beacon (NDB) within which the strength of the vertical field of the ground wave exceeds the minimum value specified for the geographical ...

sector

Aviation; Air traffic control

A part of an ATC unit that has a designated area of responsibility (AOR) in which ATS are provided.

takeoff

Aviation; Air traffic control

(1) In respect of an aircraft other than an airship or a balloon, the act of leaving a supporting surface, including the take-off run and the acts immediately preceding and ...

route segment

Aviation; Air traffic control

A part of a route, each end of which is identified by (a) a continental or insular geographical location; or (b) a point at which a definite radio fix can be established.

overhead break

Aviation; Air traffic control

A series of predetermined manoeuvres prescribed for the VFR arrival of military aircraft (often in formation) for their entry into the VFR aerodrome traffic circuit and for ...

remote aerodrome advisory service (RAAS)

Aviation; Air traffic control

The provision, by FSSs via remote communications outlets (RCO), of information pertinent to the arrival and departure phases of flight and for transit through a mandatory ...

standard instrument departure (SID)

Aviation; Air traffic control

An IFR ATC departure procedure published in the Canada Air Pilot (CAP) for pilot and controller use. SIDs may be either (a) pilot navigation SIDs: SIDs where the pilot is ...