Aviation

Aviation

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

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transponder airspace

Aviation; Air traffic control

A controlled airspace of defined dimensions within which a functioning transponder incorporating an automatic pressure-altitude reporting device is required.

radar monitoring

Aviation; Air traffic control

The use of radar for the purpose of providing aircraft with information and advice relating to significant deviations from the nominal flight path.

radar-controlled airspace

Aviation; Air traffic control

A controlled airspace within which radar control service is provided.

target monitor

Aviation; Air traffic control

The military personnel responsible for monitoring the progress of and providing safety to faker aircraft in accordance with safe-intercept criteria, beginning at the initial point ...

required navigation performance capability airspace

Aviation; Air traffic control

As geographically delineated in the Designated Airspace Handbook (DAH), controlled airspace within the Canadian Domestic Airspace (CDA) designated for area navigation (RNAV) ...

present position symbol (PPS)

Aviation; Air traffic control

The display of a target after processing by a radar data processing system.

structured airspace

Aviation; Air traffic control

Certain portions of domestic airspace that will be structured for one-way traffic during times of peak traffic. Flight levels (FL) that are inappropriate for the direction of ...