Aviation

Aviation

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

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restricted area

Aviation; Air traffic control

Class F airspace of defined dimensions above the land areas or territorial waters within which the flight of aircraft is restricted in accordance with certain specified ...

standard altimeter setting

Aviation; Air traffic control

A pressure setting of 29.92 in. that, when set on the subscale of the sensitive altimeter, will cause the altimeter to read zero when at mean sea level.

push-back

Aviation; Air traffic control

An expression used to indicate the rearward movement of an aircraft under tow.

runway heading

Aviation; Air traffic control

The magnetic or true direction that corresponds with the runway centreline rather than the painted runway numbers.

power-back

Aviation; Air traffic control

An expression used to indicate the rearward taxi of an aircraft under its own engine power.

standard terminal arrival chart

Aviation; Air traffic control

An aeronautical chart designed to expedite ATC arrival procedures and to facilitate transition between en route and instrument approach operations. Each standard terminal arrival ...