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

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cleared for the option

Aviation; Air traffic control

(1) Canada: (a) For an arriving aircraft: An expression used to indicate ATC authorization for an aircraft to make a touch-and-go, low approach, missed approach (MA), ...

cleared via flight-planned route

Aviation; Air traffic control

An expression indicating that the aircraft is cleared to proceed in accordance with the route of flight filed in the flight plan (FP). This clearance does not include the ...

cautionary

Aviation; Air traffic control

With respect to wake turbulence, information transmitted to an aircraft on one of the following: (a) the possible location of wake turbulence; or (b) the location of a heavy or ...

balloon

Aviation; Air traffic control

A non-power-driven lighter-than-air aircraft.

channel (CH)

Aviation; Air traffic control

A single means of direct fixed-service communication between two points.

chaff burst

Aviation; Air traffic control

An expression used in radiocommunication to inform ATC of chaff drops at intervals short enough to appear on radar displays as an individual target.

blowing snow

Aviation; Air traffic control

Snow that is raised approximately 7 ft or more above ground.