GLOSSARY Flashcards
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VOR
VOR (VHF Omnidirectional Range)
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DME
(Distance Measuring Equipment)
Airborne and ground equipment used to measure the slant range distance from a DME NAVAID in nautical miles.
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FIX
A geographical location determined either by visual reference to the ground or by means of radio aids or other navigational devices.
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DME FIX
A geographical position determined by reference to a NAVAID, which provides distance and azimuth information, and defined by a specified distance in nautical miles and a radial in degrees magnetic, true or grid from the NAVAID.
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NDB
Non-directional beacon
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GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System
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NOTAM (notice to airmen)
A notice distributed by means of telecommunication containing information concerning the establishment, condition or change in any aeronautical facility, service, procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel concerned with flight operations.
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ATS SURVEILLANCE CONTROL SERVICE
An air traffic control service provided with information derived from ATS surveillance equipment sources
ex: turning an aircraft 20 degrees to gain separation between it and another aircraft.
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ATS SURVEILLANCE SEPARATION
Spacing of aircraft in accordance with established minima, based on information derived from ATS surveillance
ex: Maintaining 1000 feet vertical separation between co-located PPSs, until 5 miles between the centres of the PPSs is achieved.
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ATS SURVEILLANCE ADVISORY
Advice and information based on ATS surveillance observations.
ex: giving advice to an aircraft about weather observed on the situation display (if so equipped).
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ATS SURVEILLANCE MONITORING
The use of ATS surveillance for providing aircraft with information and advice relative to significant deviations from their normal flight path.
ex: you notice an aircraft off course, you query the aircraft, and assist it back on course
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ESTIMATE
The time, in UTC, at which an IFR aircraft is calculated, by either the controller, the pilot or through automated means, to arrive over a significant point.
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ESTIMATED
An expression used within ATS when communicating an ATC estimate. This expression is used in conjunction with a place and a time.
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ESTIMATING
An expression used within ATS when communicating a pilot estimate.
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HANDOFF
The process of transferring the identification of an aircraft and radio communications for that aircraft to another sector or unit.
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IDENTIFICATION
The process of ascertaining that a particular PPS represents the location of a specific aircraft.
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OMNI FACILITY
A very high frequency omnidirectional range (VOR), very high frequency omnidirectional range tactical air navigation aid (VORTAC), or tactical air navigation aid (TACAN) that provides azimuth information, expressed as radials in degrees from 000° to 359°
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CRUISE CLIMB
A cruising technique resulting in a net increase in altitude as the aircraft mass decreases. A clearance or instruction to carry out a cruise climb allows the pilot the option of climbing at any given rate, as well as the option of levelling off at any intermediate altitude
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POINT-OUT / POINT OUT
The process of transferring the identification of an aircraft to another sector or unit without transferring communications or control of the aircraft
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RECIPROCAL TRACK
In the application of separation, a term used to indicate tracks that converge or diverge at an angle of 136° to 180° inclusive
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REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMUM (RVSM)
The application of 1000 ft vertical separation between RVSM aircraft in RVSM airspace
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STATE AIRCRAFT
Any aircraft used for military, customs, police or other law enforcement services of a state.
Terminav
VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV)
An RNAV function that calculates, displays and provides guidance to maintain a vertical profile or path.
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CONFLICT
… with respect to ATC service, the actual or predicted convergence of aircraft that violates one or more separation minima.
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CROSSING TRACK
In the application of separation, a term used to indicate tracks that converge or diverge at an angle of 45° to 135° inclusive
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POLAR ROUTE
A northbound or southbound route that enters or exits Canadian Domestic Airspace via designated Russian polar fixes located north of 75°N. Routes are defined as northbound when aircraft are flying a track of 315° clockwise to 045° and southbound when tracking 135° clockwise to 225°.
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SAME TRACK
In the application of separation, expression used by ATC to indicate identical tracks or tracks that converge or diverge at an angle of 1° to 44° inclusive.
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RNPC
Required Navigation Performance Capability
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RNAV (AREA NAVIGATION)
A method of navigation that permits aircraft operation on any desired flight path within the coverage of ground- or space based NAVAIDs or within the limits of the capability of self-contained aids, or a combination of these.
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WAYPOINT
A specified geographical location, defined by longitude and latitude, that is used in the definition of routes and terminal segments and for progress reporting purposes
