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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Temporary flight restriction (TFR)

Aviation; Air traffic control

U.S.: Type of Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) that defines an area in which air travel is restricted due to a hazardous condition, a special event, or a general warning for the entire FAA airspace.

Special aviation event

Aviation; Air traffic control

An air show, low-level air race, aerobatic competition, fly-in or balloon festival.

Test flight

Aviation; Air traffic control

A flight for the purpose of investigating the operational and flight characteristics of an aircraft or an aircraft component.

Radio magnetic indicator (RMI)

Aviation; Air traffic control

An aircraft navigational instrument that, coupled with a gyro compass or any other compass system, indicates the direction of a selected NAVAID and indicates bearing with respect to the heading of ...

Penetration turn

Aviation; Air traffic control

DND: An arrival procedure involving a turn or series of turns during descent from a cruising altitude that will position the aircraft for a landing during a high-level approach.

Touchdown zone marking

Aviation; Air traffic control

A marking provided in the touchdown zone of a precision approach runway consisting of pairs of rectangular markings symmetrically disposed about the runway centreline.

On-course indication

Aviation; Air traffic control

An indication on an instrument that provides the pilot with a visual means of determining that the aircraft is located on the centreline of a given navigational track, or an indication on a radar ...