| Aeronautical Information Publication |
A publication issued by or with the authority of a State and that contains aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation |
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| Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control |
A system aimed at advance notification, based on common effective dates, of circumstances that necessitate changes in operating practices |
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| aeronautical information service |
The provision of information necessary for the safety, regularity and efficiency of domestic and international air navigation |
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| aeronautical mobile service |
A mobile service between aeronautical stations and aircraft stations, or between aircraft stations, in which survival craft stations may participate; emergency position-indicating radio beacon stations may also participate in this service on designated distress and emergency frequencies |
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| aeronautical product |
Any aircraft, aircraft engine, aircraft propeller or aircraft appliance or part, or the component parts of any of those things, including any computer system and software |
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| aeronautical station |
A land station in the aeronautical mobile service (AMS) In certain instances, an aeronautical station may be located, for example, on board a ship or on a platform at sea. |
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| aeroplane |
A power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft that derives its lift in flight from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces that remain fixed during flight |
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| AIP Canada (ICAO) |
A Canadian publication produced by NAV CANADA that contains aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation in Canadian airspace |
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| Air Combat Maneuvering (training designed to achieve proficiency in element formation maneuvering and the coordinated application of BFM to achieve a simulated kill or effectively defend against one or more aircraft from a planned starting position) |
ACM |
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| Air Combat Tactics (training in the application of BFM and ACM skills to achieve a tactical air-to-air objective) |
ACT |
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| Air Component Commander |
ACC |
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| air defence identification zone |
An airspace of defined dimensions extending upwards from the surface of the earth within which certain rules for the security control of air traffic apply |
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| air defence long-range radar |
A military radar sensor system composed of a transmitter, antenna and associated communications that can detect and track targets at all azimuths, ranges and elevations. It is used for tactical warning and attack assessment, and for command and control of fighters in the conduct of air sovereignty missions. |
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| air evacuation |
The evacuation by aircraft of personnel and/or cargo |
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| Air Interdiction/Air Intercept |
AI |
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| air navigation facility |
Any facility used, available for use, or designed for use as a NAVAID including landing areas, lights, any apparatus or equipment for disseminating weather information, for signalling, for radio-directional finding, or for radio or other electrical communication, and any other structure or mechanism having a similar purpose for guiding or controlling flight in the air or the landing and takeoff of aircraft |
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| Air Refueling Control Point (the planned geographic point over which the receiver(s) arrive in the observation/precontact position with respect to the assigned tanker) |
ARCP |
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| Air Refueling Control Time (the planned time that the receiver and tanker will arrive over the ARCP-) |
ARCT |
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| Air Refueling Initial Point (the planned point to enter the refueling track) |
ARIP |
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| air refuelling |
A procedure used by the military to transfer fuel from one aircraft to another during flight |
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