Aviation

Aviation

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

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same track

Aviation; Air traffic control

In the application of separation, expression used by ATC to indicate identical tracks or tracks that converge or diverge at an angle of 1° to 44° inclusive.

supersonic flight

Aviation; Air traffic control

Flight at a speed above Mach 1.

omni facility

Aviation; Air traffic control

A VHF omnidirectional range (VOR), VORTAC or tactical air navigation aid (TACAN) that provides azimuth information, expressed as radials in degrees from 000° to 359°.

one-way airway

Aviation; Air traffic control

Preferred IFR routes that are normally flown in one direction only.

separation minimum

Aviation; Air traffic control

The least allowable amount of lateral, longitudinal, or vertical separation to be applied.

transborder flight

Aviation; Air traffic control

A flight conducted between Canada and the U.S.

remote communications outlet (RCO)

Aviation; Air traffic control

A facility remotely established from a FSS or flight information centre (FIC) for the provision of communications between aircraft and this FSS or FIC.