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Lesson 104 Definitions Flashcards

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ATS surveillance service

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Term used to indicate service provided directly by means of an ATS surveillance system

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ATS surveillance system

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Generic term meaning variously, ADS-B, PSR, SSR, or any comparable ground-based system that enables identification of aircraft

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ATS surveillance

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All methods of remotely sensing aircraft using certified/commissioned electronic equipment including PSR, SSR, MLAT, ADS-B, without the benefit of visual observation

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ATS surveillance control service

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An air traffic control service provided with information derived from ATS surveillance equipment sources

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ATS surveillance separation

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Spacing of aircraft in accordance with established minima, based on information derived from ATS surveillance

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ATS surveillance advisory

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Advice and information based on ATS surveillance observations

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ATS surveillance monitoring

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Use of ATS surveillance for providing aircraft with information and advice relative to significant deviations from their normal flight path

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Navigational assistance

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Provision of position information, vectors, or track and ground speed checks

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Direct Controller-Pilot Communications (DCPC)

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Communication between a controller and pilot without resort to a relay through another unit

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Control service

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Issue clearances and instructions as necessary to maintain a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of traffic under the control of your unit

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Separation

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The spacing between aircraft, altitudes, or tracks

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Altitude

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The vertical distance of a level, a point or an object considered as a point, measure from mean sea level; also called indicated altitude

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Track

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Projection on earth’s surface of the path of an aircraft, the direction of which path at any point is usually expressed in degrees from true, magnetic, or grid north

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Controlled airspace

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An airspace of defined dimensions within which ATC service is provided

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Radar Site Equipment (RSE)

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A radar owned and operated by NAV CANADA

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RADAR

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A radio detection device that provides information on range, azimuth, or elevation of objects of PSR and SSR

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Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR)

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A radar system that detects objects by means of reflected radio signals; also called primary radar

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Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR)

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A radar system that requires complementary aircraft equipment (transponder); also called secondary radar

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Linkage

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An automated or manual function that matches ATS surveillance data with flight plan data

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Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B)

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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

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NAV Canada Auxiliary Radar Display System (NARDS)

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Distribution and display system for radar data; installed at all ACC in Canada and control towers

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Correlation

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Matching of transmitted codes with our stored database information

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Unlinked target

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Target that is not sending code that has been pre-selected by our database or aircraft has not set proper Flight ID

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Present Position Symbol (PPS)

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Visual indication, in symbolic form, on a situation display, of the position of an aircraft, aerodrome vehicle, or other object obtained after automatic processing of positional data

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Controller Jurisdiction Symbol (CJS)

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Symbol that identifies a sector

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Interrogation

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System sends signal to airborne transponder and receives a reply

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Vertical Movement Indicator (VMI)

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Presents an up or down arrow next to altitude and indicates whether aircraft climbing or descending

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Vertical Movement Rate (VMR)

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Tells us rate which aircraft is climbing or descending, in hundreds of feet per minute

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Readback

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A procedure whereby the receiving station repeats a received message or an appropriate part thereof to the transmitting station so as to obtain confirmation that the message was received correctly

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Flight Level

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An altitude expressed in hundreds of feet indicated on an altimeter set to 29.92 inches of mercury

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Starting point

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Aircraft’s prevailing readout while in level flight

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Air traffic control clearance

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An authorization issued by ATC unit for an aircraft to proceed within controlled airspace in accordance with conditions specified by that unit

33
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Air traffic control instruction

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Directive issued by an air traffic control unit for air traffic control purposes

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Tunnel vision

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Focusing on one situation for so long that other problems are ignored in different areas of airspace

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