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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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.

Effective coverage

Aviation; Air traffic control

The area surrounding a non-directional beacon (NDB) within which bearings can be obtained with an accuracy sufficient for the nature of the operation concerned.

Mountainous region

Aviation; Air traffic control

An area of defined lateral dimensions above which special rules concerning minimum en route altitudes apply.

Holding pattern

Aviation; Air traffic control

(1) A predetermined racetrack pattern flown as part of a holding procedure. (2) U.S.: Expression for: holding procedure

Evening civil twilight

Aviation; Air traffic control

Relative to the standard meridians of the time zones, the period of time that begins at sunset and ends at the time specified by the Institute of National Measurement Standards of the National ...

Defence visual flight rules

Aviation; Air traffic control

Rules applicable to flights within an air defence identification zone (ADIZ) conducted under VFR.

Hover taxi

Aviation; Air traffic control

U.S. and Canada: The movement of a helicopter or vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (VTOL) above the surface of an aerodrome and in ground effect at airspeeds less than approximately 20 kt. ...