Air traffic control

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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torching

Aviation; Air traffic control

The burning of fuel at the end of an exhaust pipe or stack of a reciprocating aircraft engine resulting from an excessive richness in the fuel/air mixture.

no radio

Aviation; Air traffic control

An expression describing an inability to communicate by radio owing to the absence or failure of radio equipment.

rated coverage

Aviation; Air traffic control

The area surrounding a non-directional beacon (NDB) within which the strength of the vertical field of the ground wave exceeds the minimum value specified for the geographical area in which the NDB ...

sector

Aviation; Air traffic control

A part of an ATC unit that has a designated area of responsibility (AOR) in which ATS are provided.

takeoff

Aviation; Air traffic control

(1) In respect of an aircraft other than an airship or a balloon, the act of leaving a supporting surface, including the take-off run and the acts immediately preceding and following the leaving of ...

route segment

Aviation; Air traffic control

A part of a route, each end of which is identified by (a) a continental or insular geographical location; or (b) a point at which a definite radio fix can be established.

overhead break

Aviation; Air traffic control

A series of predetermined manoeuvres prescribed for the VFR arrival of military aircraft (often in formation) for their entry into the VFR aerodrome traffic circuit and for landing.