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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No gyro approach

Aviation; Air traffic control

U.S.: Expression for: no-compass approach

Telephone information briefing service (TIBS)

Aviation; Air traffic control

U.S.: Expression for: pilots' automatic telephone weather answering system (PATWAS)

Severe weather forecast alert (AWW)

Aviation; Air traffic control

U.S.: Preliminary messages issued in order to alert users that a severe weather watch bulletin (WW) is being issued. These messages define areas of possible severe thunderstorms or tornado activity.

Message (MSG)

Aviation; Air traffic control

Any thought or idea expressed briefly in a plain, coded, or secret language and prepared in a form suitable for transmission by any means of communication.

Final approach and take-off area

Aviation; Air traffic control

A defined area over which the final phase of a helicopter approach manoeuvre to hover or to land is completed and from which the take-off manoeuvre is commenced. Note ICAO: Where the FATO is to be ...