Airlaw - Definition of Terms Flashcards
An aircraft system based on secondary
surveillance radar (SSR) transponder signals which provide advice to the pilot on potential conflicting aircraft that are equipped with
SSR transponders.
Airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS).
The length of the take-off run available plus
the length of stopway, if provided.
Accelerate-stop distance available (ASDA)
An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft in which: a person is fatally or seriously injured, the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure, the aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible.
Accident
The conclusion reached by one or more medical experts
acceptable to the Licensing Authority for the purposes of the case concerned, in consultation
with flight operations or other experts as necessary.
Accredited medical conclusion
A degree of conformance between the estimated or measured value and the true
value.
Accuracy
Maneuvers intentionally performed by an aircraft involving an abrupt
change in its altitude, an abnormal altitude, or an abnormal variation in speed.
Acrobatic flight
An airspace of defined dimensions, or designated route, within which air
traffic advisory service is available.
Advisory airspace.
A designated route along which air traffic advisory service is available
Advisory route.
An aircraft operation in which an aircraft is used for specialized services such
as agriculture, construction, photography, surveying, etc.
Aerial work.
The preferred spelling is Airport however the meaning is identical except the
spelling.
Aerodrome.
A representation of a portion of the earth, its culture and relief,
specifically designated to meet the requirements of air navigation.
Aeronautical chart.
A telecommunication service between specified fixed
points provided primarily for the safety of air navigation and for the regular, efficient and
economical operation of air services.
Aeronautical Fixed Service (AFS).
A publication issued by or with the authority of
a State and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air
navigation
Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP).
Any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the
air other than the reactions of the air against the earth’s surface.
Aircraft.
Classification of aircraft according to specified basic characteristics; e.g.
airplane, helicopter, glider, free balloon.
Aircraft category.
A type of aircraft which can be operated safely with a
minimum crew of one pilot
Aircraft certificated for single-pilot operation.
A manual containing
normal, abnormal and emergency procedures, checklists, limitations, performance
information, details of the aircraft systems and other material relevant to the operation of the
aircraft
Aircraft operating manual.
A report from an aircraft in flight prepared in conformity with requirements for
position, and operational and/ or meteorological reporting.
Air-report.
Two-way communication between aircraft and stations or
locations on the surface of the earth.
Air-ground communication.
One-way communication from aircraft to stations or
locations on the surface of the earth.
Air-to-ground communication.
Any individual who engages, as the person in command or as pilot, mechanic,
aeronautical engineer, flight radio operator or member of the crew, in the navigation of
aircraft
Airman.
Information issued by a meteorological watch office concerning the
occurrence or expected occurrence of specified en-route weather phenomena which may
affect the safety of low-level aircraft operations
AIRMET information.
A certificate authorizing an operator to carry out specified
commercial air transport operations
Air Operator Certificate (AOC).
A type of aircraft that is required to be
operated with a co-pilot, as specified in the flight manual or by the air operator certificate.
Aircraft required to be operated with a co-pilot.
The consistent use of good judgment and well-developed knowledge, skills
and attitudes to accomplish flight objectives.
Airmanship.
A power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly
from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed under given conditions of flight.
Airplane (aeroplane).
A defined area on land or water including any buildings, installations
and equipment intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and
surface movement of aircraft.
Airport (aerodrome).
A unit established to provide air traffic control service to Airport
traffic.
Airport control tower.
The elevation of the highest point of the landing area
Airport elevation.
The designated geographical location of an airport.
Airport reference point.
All traffic on the maneuvering area of an airport and all aircraft flying in the
vicinity of an airport
Airport traffic.
A report from an aircraft in flight prepared in conformity with requirements for
position, and operational and/or meteorological reporting.
Air-report.
All aircraft in flight or operating on the maneuvering area of an Airport
Air traffic.
A service provided for the purpose of preventing collisions between aircraft and on maneuvering area, and expediting and maintaining orderly flow of air traffic
Air traffic control service.
A control area or portion thereof established in the form of a corrido
Airway.
The status of an aircraft, engine, propeller or part when it conforms to its
approved design and is in a condition for safe operation.
Airworthy.
A situation wherein apprehension exists as to the safety of an aircraft and its
occupants
Alert phase.
An airport/heliport to which an aircraft may proceed
when it becomes either impossible or inadvisable to proceed to or to land at the
airport/heliport of intended landing
Alternate airport/aerodrome/heliport.
The vertical distance of a level, a point or an object considered as a point,
measured from mean sea level (MSL)
Altitude.
Means approved by or on behalf of the Civil Aviation Authority in accordance
with the pertinent requirements of national regulation
Approved.
Training conducted under special curricula and supervision approved by
the Authority.
Approved training.
A method of navigation which permits aircraft operation on any
desired flight path within the coverage of station-referenced navigation aids o
Area Navigation (RNAV).
The automatic provision of current,
routine information to arriving and departing aircraft throughout 24 hours or a specified0
portion thereof.
Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS).
A non-power-driven lighter-than-air aircraft
Balloon.
Surface of the Earth including bodies of water and permanent ice and snow,
and excluding vegetation and man-made objects.
Bare Earth.
A transmission from one station to another station in circumstances where two-way communication cannot be established but where it is believed that the called
station is able to receive the transmission
Blind transmission.
A transmission of information relating to air navigation that is not addressed to a
specific station or stations
Broadcast.
Oral commentary on existing and/or expected meteorological conditions.
Briefing.
A crew member who performs, in the interest of safety of passengers, duties assigned by the operator or the pilot-in-command of the aircraft, but who shall not act
as a flight crew member.
Cabin crew member.
The height above the ground or water of the base of the lowest layer of cloud below
6,000 meters (20,000 feet) covering more than half the sky.
Ceiling.
To certify that an aircraft or parts thereof comply with current
airworthiness requirements after maintenance has been performed on the aircraft or parts
thereof.
Certify. as airworthy (to).
A defined rectangular area on the ground or water under the control of the
appropriate authority, selected or prepared as a suitable area over which an aeroplane may
make a portion of its initial climb to a specified height
Clearway.
A combination of skills, knowledge and attitudes required to perform a task to
the prescribed standard
Competency.
In relation to a city, town or settlement, any area which is substantially
used for residential, commercial or recreational purposes
Congested Area.
The set of processes by which an aircraft, engine, propeller or part complies with the applicable airworthiness requirements and remains in a condition for
safe operation throughout its operating life.
Continuing Airworthiness.
A controlled airspace extending upwards from a specified limit above the
earth
Control area.
An airport at which air traffic control service is provided to airport traffic.
Controlled airport.
An airspace of defined dimensions within which air traffic control
service is provided in accordance with the airspace classification.
Controlled airspace.
Any flight which is subject to an air traffic control clearance.
Controlled flight.
A licensed pilot serving in any piloting capacity other than as pilot-in-command but
excluding a pilot who is on board the aircraft for the sole purpose of receiving flight
instruction
Co-pilot.
A person assigned by an operator to duty on an aircraft during a flight duty
period.
Crew member.
Any engine whose failure gives the most adverse effect on the aircraft
characteristics relative to the case under consideration.
Critical engine(s).
A flight between a point of departure and a point of arrival following a preplanned route using standard navigation procedures
Cross-country.
An aeroplane cruising technique resulting in a net increase in altitude as the
aeroplane mass decreases.
Cruise climb.
A level maintained during a significant portion of a flight.
Cruising level.
The flight plan, including changes, if any, brought about by subsequent
clearances.
Current flight plan.
An airspace of defined dimensions within which activities dangerous to the
flight of aircraft may exist at specified times.
Danger area.
Articles or substances which are capable of posing a risk to health,
safety, property or the environmen
Dangerous goods.
Any quantity or set of quantities that may serve as a reference or basis for the
calculation of other quantities.
Datum.
A specified altitude or height in a 3D
instrument approach operation at which a missed approach must be initiated if the required
visual reference to continue the approach has not been established.
Decision Altitude (DA) or Decision Height (DH).
The code word used to designate a distress phase
DETRESFA.
A threshold not located at the extremity of a runway
Displaced threshold.
Any task that flight or cabin crew members are required by the operator to perform
Duty.
A period which starts when flight or cabin crew personnel are required by an
operator to report for or to commence a duty and ends when that person is free from all
duties
Duty period.
An electronic information system, comprised of equipment and
applications, for flight crew
Electronic flight bag (EFB).
The vertical distance of a point or a level, on or affixed to the surface of the earth,
measured from mean sea level.
Elevation.
A generic term describing equipment which
broadcast distinctive signals on designated frequencies
Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT).
A unit used or intended to be used for aircraft propulsion
Engine.
That part of the flight from the end of the take-off and initial climb phase to
the commencement of the approach and landing phase
En-route phase.
An action or inaction by an operational person that leads to deviations from
organizational or the operational person’s intentions or expectations
Error.
The estimated time at which the aircraft will commence
movement associated with departure.
Estimated off-block time.
The time at which ATC expects that an arriving aircraft, following
a delay, will leave the holding fix to complete its approach for a landing
Expected approach time.
A design factor used to provide for the possibility of loads greater than
those assumed, and for uncertainties in design and fabrication
Factor of safety.
A physiological state of reduced mental or physical performance capability
Fatigue.
That part of an instrument approach procedure which commences at the
specified final approach fix or point, or where such a fix or point is not specified
Final approach.
A licensed crew member charged with duties essential to the
operation of an aircraft during a flight duty period
Flight crew member.
A surface of constant atmospheric pressure which is related to a specific
pressure datum, 1013.2 hectopascals (hPa), and is separated from other such surfaces by
specific pressure intervals
Flight level.
A manual, associated with the certificate of airworthiness, containing
limitations within which the aircraft is to be considered airworthy
Flight manual.
Specified information provided to air traffic services units, relative to an intended
flight or portion of a flight of an aircraft
Flight plan.
Flight simulation training device.
Flight simulator.
The total time from the moment an airplane first moves for the
purpose of taking off until the moment it finally comes to rest at the end of the flight.
Flight time — airplanes.
The visibility forward from the cockpit of an aircraft in flight.
Flight visibility.
A statement of expected meteorological conditions for a specified time or period,
and for a specified area or portion of airspace.
Forecast.
An aircraft operation other than a commercial air transport
operation or an aerial work operation.
General aviation operation.
A descent profile determined for vertical guidance during a final approach
Glide path.
The direction in which the longitudinal axis of an aircraft is pointed, usually
expressed in degrees from North (true, magnetic, compass or grid)
Heading.
The vertical distance of a level, a point or an object considered as a point, measured
from a specified datum.
Height.
A predetermined manoeuvre which keeps an aircraft within a specified
airspace while awaiting further clearance.
Holding procedure.
The procedure of using the direction-finding equipment of one radio station with the
emission of another radio station,
Homing.
Human capabilities and limitations which have an impact on the
safety and efficiency of aeronautical operations.
Human performance.
Meteorological conditions expressed in
terms of visibility, distance from cloud, and ceiling, less than the minima specified for visual
meteorological conditions.
Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC).
The lengthy of runway which is declared available and
suitable for the ground run of an airplane landing
Land distance available (LDA).
Any aircraft supported chiefly by its buoyancy in the air
Lighter-than-air aircraft.
The maximum loads assumed to occur in the anticipated operating conditions.
Limit loads.
The ratio of a specified load to the weight of the aircraft, the former being
expressed in terms of aerodynamic forces, inertia forces, or ground reactions.
Load factor.
That part of an aerodrome to be used for the take-off, landing and
taxiing of aircraft, excluding aprons.
Maneuvering area.
A symbol or group of symbols displayed on the surface of the movement area in
order to convey aeronautical information.
Marking.
A notice distributed by means of telecommunication containing information
concerning the establishment, condition or change in any aeronautical facility, service,
procedure or hazard
NOTAM.
All fixed and mobile objects, or parts thereof,
that are located on an area intended for the surface movement of aircraft or that extend
above a defined surface intended to protect aircraft in flight.
Obstacle.
The airspace above the inner approach surface, inner
transitional surfaces, and balked landing surface and that portion of the strip bounded by
these surfaces, which is not penetrated by any fixed obstacle
Obstacle Free Zone (OFZ).
An activity or group of activities which are subject to the same or similar hazards
and which require a set of equipment to be specified
Operation.
A person, organization or enterprise engaged in or offering to engage in an
aircraft operation
Operator.
To manipulate the flight controls of an aircraft during flight time.
Pilot (to).
The pilot designated by the operator, or in the case of general aviation,
the owner, as being in command and charged with the safe conduct of a flight.
Pilot-in-command.
Co-pilot performing, under the supervision of the
pilot-in-command, the duties and functions of a pilot-in-command
Pilot-in-command under supervision.
The last possible geographic point at which an airplane can proceed to
the destination aerodrome
Point of no return.
A procedure whereby the receiving station repeats a received message or an
appropriate part thereof back to the transmitting station so as to obtain confirmation of
correct reception
Readback.
A form of radio communication primarily intended for the exchange of
information in the form of speech.
Radiotelephony.
An authorization entered on or associated with a license and forming stating special conditions, privileges or limitations pertaining to such license
Rating.
An airspace of defined dimensions, above the land areas or territorial
waters of a State, within which the flight of aircraft is restricted in accordance with certain
specified conditions
Restricted area.
A continuous and defined period of time, subsequent to and/or prior to duty,
during which flight or cabin crew members are free of all duties.
Rest Period.
A defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraf
Runway.
The range over which the pilot of an aircraft on the centre line
of a runway can see the runway surface markings or the lights delineating the runway or
identifying its centre line.
Runway visual range (RVR).
. Information issued by a meteorological watch office concerning the
occurrence or expected occurrence of specified en-route weather phenomena which may
affect the safety of aircraft operations
SIGMET information
Flight time during which a student pilot is the sole occupant of an aircraft.
Solo flight time.
A VFR flight cleared by air traffic control to operate within a control zone
in meteorological conditions below VMC
Special VFR flight.
A defined rectangular area on the ground at the end of take-off run available
prepared as a suitable area in which an aircraft can be stopped in the case of an abandoned
take-of
Stopway.
Movement of an aircraft on the surface of an aerodrome under its own power,
excluding take-off and landing.
Taxiing.
A defined path on a land aerodrome established for the taxiing of aircraft and
intended to provide a link between one part of the aerodrome and another
Taxiway.
The surface of the Earth containing naturally occurring features such as mountains,
hills, ridges, valleys, bodies of water, permanent ice and snow, and excluding obstacles.
Terrain.
The beginning of that portion of the runway usable for landing.
Threshold.
The point where the nominal glide path intercepts the runway
Touchdown.
The portion of a runway, beyond the threshold, where it is intended
landing airplanes first contact the runway.
Touchdown zone.
The altitude at or below which the vertical position of an aircraft is
controlled by reference to altitudes.
Transition altitude.
Provision of navigational guidance to aircraft in the form of specific headings,
based on the use of an ATS surveillance system.
Vectoring.
The symbol used to designate the visual flight rules.
VFR.
A series of predetermined manoeuvres by visual reference,
from the initial approach fix,
Visual approach procedure.
Meteorological conditions expressed in terms of
visibility, distance from cloud, and ceiling*, equal to or better than specified minima.
Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC).
