Met Reporting Procedures Definitions Flashcards
Aerodrome Control Service
Air traffic control service for aerodrome traffic
Aerodrome Control Radio Station
A station providing radio com between an aerodrome control tower and aircraft or movile aeronautical stations
Aerodrome Traffic
All traffic on the manoeuvring area of an aerodrome and all aircraft flying in the vicinity of an aerodrome. An aircraft is in the vicinity of an aerdrome when it is in, entering or leaving an aerdrome traffic circuit
Aerodrome Traffic Circuit
The specified path to be flow by aircraft operating in the vicinity of an aerodrome
Aeronautical Fixed Service
A telecommunication service between specified fixed points provided primarily for the safety of air navigation and for the regular, efficient and economical operations of air services
Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network (AFTN)
A world-wise system of aeronautical fixed circuits proviveded, as part of the aeronautical fixed servive, for the exchange of messages and/or digital data between aeronautical fixed stations havin the same or compatible communicatoins characteristics
Aeronautical Mobile Service
A mobile service between aeronautical statoins and aircraft stations, or between aircraft stations, in which survival craft stations may participate emergency position-indicating radio beacon stations may also participate in this service on designated distress and emergency frequencies
Aeronautical Stations
A land station in the aeronautical mobile service. In certain instances, an aeronautical station may be located, for example, on board ship or on a platform at sea
Air-Ground coms
Two-way coms between aircraft and stations or locations on the surface of the Earth
Air-Ground coms
One-way com from aircraft to stations or locatoins on the surface of the Earth
Air Traffic
All aircraft in flight or operating on the manoeuvring area of an aerdrome
Air Traffic Control Clearance
Authorisation for an aircraft to proceed under conditions specified by an air traffic control unit
Air Traffic Service
A generic term meaning variously, flight information service, alerting service, air traffic advisory service, air traffic control service, area control service, approach control service or aerodrome control service
Air Traffic Service Unit
A generic term meaning variously, air traffic control unit, flight information centre or air traffic services reporting office
Airway
A control area or portion thereof established in the form of a corridor equipped with radio navigational aids
Altitude
The vertical distance of a level, a point or an object considered as a point, measured from mean sea level
Approach Control Service
Air traffic control service for arriving or departing controlled flights
Apron
A defined area, on a land aerodrome, intended to accomodate aircraft for purposes of loading or unloading passengers, mail or cargo, fuelling, parking or maintenance
Aera Control Centre
A unit established to provide air traffic control service to controlled flights in control areas under its jurisdiction
Automatic Terminal Information Service
The provision of current, routine information, to arriving and departing aircraft by means of continuous and repetitive voice broadcasts throughout or a specified portion of the day or by data-link D-ATIS
Blind Transmission
A transmission from one station to another station in circumstances where two-way coms cannot be establised but where it is believed that the called station is able to recive the transmission
Broadcast
A transmission of information relating to air navigation that is not addressed to a specific station or statoins
Clearance Limit
The point to which an aircraft is granted an air traffic control clearance
Controlled Airspace
An airspace of defined dimensions within which air traffic control service is provided to controlled flights
Control Zone
A controlled airspace extending upwards from the surface of the earth to a specified upper limit
Expected Approach Time (EAT)
The time at which ATC expects that an arriving aircraft, following a delay, will leave the holding point to complete its approach for a landing
Flight Information Centre
A unit established to provide flight information service and alerting srevice
Flight Level
A surface of constant atmospheric pressure which is relatied to a specific datum , 1013.2 hPa/29.92 inHg. and is separated from other such surfaces by specific pressure intervals
A Pressure type altimiter calibrated in accordance with the Standard Atmosphere:
- When set to a QNH altimeter setting, will indicate altitude
- When set to QFE altimiter setting, will indicate height above the QFE reference datum and
- when set to a pressure of 1013.2 hPa/29.92inHg, may be used to indicate fligght levels
Flight Plan
Specified info provided to air traffic services untis, relative to an intended flight or portions of a flight of an aircraft
Heading
The direction in which the longitudinal axis of an aircraft is pointed, expressed in degrees from North (true, magnetic, compass or grid)
Holding point
A specified location, indetified by visual or other means, in the vicinity of which the position of an aircraft in flight is maintained, in accordance with ATC clearances
Holding Procedure
A predetermined manoeuvre which leeps an aircraft within a specified airspace whilst awaiting further clearance
IFR flight
A flight conducted in accordance with the instrument flight rules
Intrument Meteorological Conditions
Meteorological conditions exprsesed in terms of visibility, distance from cloud and ceiling, less than the minima specified for visual meteoroloical conditions
Instrument Approach Procedure
A series of predetermined manoeuvres by references to flight instruments with specified protection from obstacles from the inti9al approach fix, or where applicable, from the beginning of a defined arrival route to a point from which a landing can be completed and thereafter, if a landing is not completed, to a position at which holding or en-route obstascle clearance criteria apply
Level
A generic term relating to the vertical position of an aircraft in flight and meaning varoiusly, height, altitude or flight level
Manoeuvring Area
That part of an aerdrome to be used for the take-off, landing and taxiing of aircraft, excluding aprons
Missed Approach Procedure
The procedure to be followed if the approach cannot be continued
Movement Area
That part of an aerdrome to be used for the take-off, landing and taxiing of aircraft, consisting of the manouvring area and the apron(s)
Rada Approach
An approach, executed by an aircraft, under the direction of a radar controller
Radar identification
The process of correlating a particular radar blip or radar position symbol with a specific aircraft
Radar vectoring
Provision of navigational guidance to aircraft in the form of specific headings, based on the use of radar
Read Back
A procedure whereby the receiving station repeats a received message or appropriate part thereof back to the transmitting station so as to obtain confirmation of correct reception
Reporting point
A Spefified geographical location in relation to whihc the position of an aircraft can be reported
Runway Visua Range
The range over which the pilot of an aircraft on the centre line of a rwy, can see the wry surface marking sor the light delineating the runway or identifying its centre line
Telecommunication
Any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems
Touchdown
The point where the nominal glide path intercepts the rwy
Track
The projection on the earth’s surface of the path of an aircraft, the direction of which path at any point is usually expressed in degrees from North (true, magnetic, or grid)
VFR flight
A flight conducted in accordance with the visual flight rules
Visual Approach
An approach by an IFR flight when either part or all of an instrument approach procedure is not completed and the approach is executed in visual reference to terrain
Visual Meteorological Conditions
Meteorological conditions expressed in terms of visibility, distance from cloud, and ceiling, equal to or better than specified minima
