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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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military terminal control area (MTCA)
Aviation; Air traffic control
A controlled airspace of defined dimensions normally established in the vicinity of a military aerodrome and within which special procedures and exemptions exist for military aircraft. The ...
drifting snow
Aviation; Air traffic control
Snow that is raised less than approximately 7 ft above ground.
initial
Aviation; Air traffic control
DND: A point 3 to 5 mi. prior to the threshold on the upwind leg, and usually 500 ft above the normal aerodrome traffic circuit, where military aircraft join the aerodrome traffic circuit to conduct ...
landing run
Aviation; Air traffic control
The distance from the touchdown point to the point where the aircraft can be brought to a stop or exit the runway.
flight information region (FIR)
Aviation; Air traffic control
An airspace of defined dimensions extending upwards from the surface of the earth within which flight information service (FIS) and alerting service are provided.
faker target
Aviation; Air traffic control
A strike-force aircraft simulating a hostile aircraft during an air defence exercise while in the strike-route portion of the mission, i.e. initial point or H-hour control line (IP/HHCL) to ground ...
initial point (IP)
Aviation; Air traffic control
On the H-hour control line, the point at which the faker route portion of the exercise begins.
