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Terms for subject Aviation (1801 entries)

CIRVIS	A plan developed for the reporting of vital intelligence sightings to extend the early-warning coverage of the North American continent
civil operations	civ operations	Michae­lBurov
civil operations	civ operations	Michae­lBurov
ckpt	cockpit
CL max	Maximum Coefficient of Lift
clear air turbulence	Turbulence encountered in air where no clouds are present. This expression is commonly applied to high- level turbulence associated with wind shear (WS) CAT is often encountered in the vicinity of the jet stream.
clearance	An authorization issued by an ATC unit for an aircraft to proceed within controlled airspace in accordance with the conditions specified by that unit
clearance limit	The point to which an aircraft is granted an ATC clearance
cleared dry	Ordnance release not authorized
cleared hot	Ordnance release is authorized
climb	The portion of flight operation between takeoff and the initial cruising altitude
climb-out	The portion of flight operation between takeoff and the initial cruising altitude
clutter	In radar operations, the reception and visual display of radar echoes caused by precipitation, chaff, terrain, numerous aircraft, or other phenomena. Such echoes may limit or preclude ATC from providing services based on radar.
CMNPS airspace	As geographically delineated in the Designated Airspace Handbook (DAH) designated airspace within the Canadian Domestic Airspace (CDA) in which the conduct of flight is limited to aircraft certified as having Canadian minimum navigation performance specifications (CMNPS) capability, unless the appropriate ATC unit is satisfied that a non-CMNPS-certified aircraft can be accommodated without penalizing CMNPS-certified aircraft
CMNPS transition area	The area within the Canadian Domestic Airspace (CDA) extending upwards from FL 280, underlying the designated CMNPS airspace
co-pilot	A licensed pilot assigned to duty as a pilot in an aircraft during flight time, other than as (a) a pilot-in-command; or (b) a pilot receiving flying instruction
coastal fix	A NAVAID or position indicating the transition point between the domestic route structure and the oceanic route structure
ckpt	cockpit
code-sharing	- An arrangement between different airlines in which they all agree to carry passengers on the same flight using their own flight numbers.	Intere­x
Collision Antenna Trail Angle (The azimuth of your radar antenna when tracking (locked on) a target that is on a collision course with your aircraft)	CATA