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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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Tiltrotor aircraft
Aviation; Air traffic control
A rotorcraft with the axes of the power-driven proprotor blades capable of pivoting from vertical for vertical takeoff, landing, and hover operations to horizontal to derive lift from the wing in ...
Rotation point
Aviation; Air traffic control
The location along a runway where an aircraft is brought to the flying attitude as take-off speed is reached.
Turboprop aircraft
Aviation; Air traffic control
An aircraft that derives most of its propulsive power from the thrust developed by a turbojet engine having a turbine-driven propeller.
Reporting point
Aviation; Air traffic control
A specific fix in relation to which the position of an aircraft can be reported.
Transmitting (in the) blind
Aviation; Air traffic control
An expression used to indicate that a blind transmission is being conducted.
Runway in use
Aviation; Air traffic control
Any runway currently being used for takeoff or landing. When multiple runways are used, they are all considered runways in use.
Resume normal navigation
Aviation; Air traffic control
An expression used by ATC to advise a pilot to resume his or her own navigational responsibility. It is issued after completion of a vector or when radar contact is lost while the aircraft is being ...
