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Air traffic control
An in-airport service that facilitates the safe and orderly movement of aircrafts within and between airports, achieved by interpreting data from radar and weather devices, and by maintaining contact with pilots.
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instrument runway
Aviation; Air traffic control
A runway intended for the operation of aircraft making a precision or non-precision instrument approach.
minimum safe altitude
Aviation; Air traffic control
An altitude depicted on approach charts that provides at least 1000 ft of obstacle clearance for use within a specified distance from the navigation facility upon which a procedure is predicated.
intersecting runways
Aviation; Air traffic control
Two or more runways that cross or meet within their lengths.
minimum en route altitude (MEA)
Aviation; Air traffic control
The altitude above sea level (ASL) between specified fixes on airways or air routes that assures acceptable navigational signal coverage and that meets the IFR obstacle clearance requirements. Note: ...
flight plan
Aviation; Air traffic control
Specified information, submitted in accordance with the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), with regard to the intended flight of an aircraft.
low approach
Aviation; Air traffic control
An approach over an airport or runway following an instrument approach procedure (IAP) or VFR approach, including the overshoot manoeuvre, where the pilot intentionally does not make contact with the ...
glider
Aviation; Air traffic control
A non-power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft that derives its lift in flight from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces that remain fixed during flight.
