IS Definitions Flashcards
Acrobatic flight
Manoevers intentionally performed by an aircraft involving an abrupt change in its attitude, an abnormal attitude, or an abnormal variation in speed.
ADS-C agreement
A reporting plan which establishes the conditions of ADS-C data reporting (i.e. data required by the air traffic services unit and frequency of ADS-C reports which have to be agreed to prior to using ADS-C in the provision of air traffic services).
Advisory airspace
An airspace of defined dimensions, or designated route, within which air traffic advisory service is available.
Advisory route
A designated route along which air traffic advisory service is available.
Aerodrome
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.
Aerodrome Control Service
Air traffic control service to aerodrome traffic.
Aerodrome control tower
A unit established to provide air traffic control service to aerodrome traffic.
Aerodrome traffic
All traffic on the manoeuvring area of an aerodrome and all aircraft flying in the vicinity of an aerodrome.
Aerodrome traffic zone
An airspace of defined dimensions established around an aerodrome for the protection of aerodrome traffic.
Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP)
A publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation.
Aeronautical station
A land station in the aeronautical mobile service. In certain instances, an aeronautical station may be located, for example, ob board ship or on a platform at sea.
Aeroplane
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.
Airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS)
An aircraft system based on secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponder signals which operates independantly of ground-based equipment to provide advice to the pilot on potential conflicting aircraft that are equipped with SSR transponders.
Aircraft
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.
Air-ground control radio station
An aeronautical telecommunication station having primary responsibility for handling communications pertaining to the operation and control of aircraft in a given area.
