Aviation

Aviation

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

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location indicator

Aviation; Air traffic control

A four-letter code group formulated in accordance with rules prescribed by ICAO and assigned to the location of an aeronautical fixed station.

flight plan unique identifier (FPUI)

Aviation; Air traffic control

Canada: An electronically generated numeric or alpha-numeric code that can be used as an ATS system confirmation of message delivery and receipt. It can also be used as a message ...

flight information

Aviation; Air traffic control

Information useful for the safe and efficient conduct of flight, including information on air traffic, meteorological conditions, aerodrome conditions or air route facilities.

flight inspection

Aviation; Air traffic control

The operation of an aircraft for the purpose of (a) calibrating air NAVAIDs; (b) monitoring or evaluating the performance of air NAVAIDs; or (c) obstacle assessment.

interrogator

Aviation; Air traffic control

A ground-based secondary surveillance system (SSR) transmitter.

intersection

Aviation; Air traffic control

As the circumstances require, this may be (a) a point on the surface of the earth over which two or more position lines intersect. The position lines may be true bearings from ...