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Aviation
(1835 entries)
ATC-assigned airspace
Airspace of defined vertical and lateral limits assigned by ATC for the purpose of providing air traffic segregation between the specified activities being conducted within the assigned airspace and other IFR air traffic
ATS interfacility data communication
Automated data exchange between air traffic service units, particularly in regard to coordination and transfer of flights
ATS operating irregularity
A situation that occurs when ATS are being provided and when a preliminary investigation indicates that a hazardous situation or loss of separation may have occurred
automated weather observation system
A set of meteorological sensors and associated systems designed to electronically collect and disseminate meteorological data
automatic altitude reporting
The function of a transponder that responds to Mode C interrogations by transmitting the aircraft’s altitude in 1OO-ft increments
automatic dependent surveillance
A surveillance technique in which aircraft automatically provide, via a data link, data derived from on-board navigation and position-fixing systems, including aircraft identification, four-dimensional position and additional data as appropriate
automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast
A means by which aircraft, aerodrome vehicles and other objects can automatically transmit and/or receive data such as identification, position and additional data, as appropriate, in a broadcast mode via a data link
automatic dependent surveillance broadcast
ADS-Broadcast
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Automatic Dependent SurveillanceRebroadcast
ADSRebroadcast
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automatic direction finder
An aircraft radio navigation system that senses and indicates the direction to a LF/MF non-directional beacon
(NDB)
ground transmitter. Direction is indicated to the pilot as a magnetic bearing or as a relative bearing to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft depending on the type of indicator installed in the aircraft. In certain applications, such as military, ADF operations may be based on airborne and ground transmitters in the VHF/UHF spectrum.
automatic direction-finding equipment
An aircraft radio navigation system that senses and indicates the direction to a LF/MF non-directional beacon
(NDB)
ground transmitter. Direction is indicated to the pilot as a magnetic bearing or as a relative bearing to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft depending on the type of indicator installed in the aircraft. In certain applications, such as military, ADF operations may be based on airborne and ground transmitters in the VHF/UHF spectrum.
automatic fixed ELT
An ELT that is permanently attached to an aircraft
automatic portable ELT
An ELT that is rigidly attached to an aircraft but readily removable from the aircraft after a crash
automatic radio compass
An aircraft radio navigation system that senses and indicates the direction to a LF/MF non-directional beacon
(NDB)
ground transmitter. Direction is indicated to the pilot as a magnetic bearing or as a relative bearing to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft depending on the type of indicator installed in the aircraft. In certain applications, such as military, ADF operations may be based on airborne and ground transmitters in the VHF/UHF spectrum.
automatic terminal information service
The provision, throughout the day or a specified portion of the day, of current, routine information to arriving and departing aircraft by means of continuous and repetitive recorded broadcasts
automatically deployable ELT
An ELT that is rigidly attached to an aircraft and deployed automatically in response to a crash. Manual deployment is also provided.
autorotation
A rotorcraft flight condition in which the lifting rotor is driven entirely by action of the air when the rotorcraft is in motion. • spoken expression: auto
autorotation to touchdown
An expression used by a helicopter pilot to indicate that he or she will be landing without applying power to the rotor
autorotational landing
An expression used by a helicopter pilot to indicate that he or she will be landing without applying power to the rotor
autorotative landing
An expression used by a helicopter pilot to indicate that he or she will be landing without applying power to the rotor
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