Military Operations Area (MOA) – Airspace established outside positive control area to separate/segregate certain nonhazardous military activities from IFR traffic and to identify for VFR traffic where these activities are conducted.
MOA’s are established to contain certain military activities such as air combat maneuvers, air intercepts, acrobatics, etc
From the FAA AIM:
MOAs consist of airspace of defined vertical [...]
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Runway Status Lights are an Airport system that warns pilots and surface vehicles if it is unsafe to cross or enter a runway via a series of red lights embedded in the pavement.
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Air route surveillance radar (ARSR) – Air route traffic control center (ARTCC) radar used primarily to detect and display an aircraft s position while en route between terminal areas.
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The United States has the following designated Radio Frequencies set aside for the Aeronautical Radio spectrum
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RCLT is a FAA Acronym for: RCL (Radio Communications Link) Terminal which is generally used by air traffic control to provide and extend radio communication across the National Airspace System.
List of Aeronautical Radio Frequencies in the United States
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Visual approach slope indicator (VASI). A visual aid of lights arranged to provide descent guidance information during the approach to the runway. A pilot on the correct glideslope will see red lights over white lights.
Basic VASI consist of two sets of lights. One set marks the start of the runway, while the other is set [...]
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ARTCC – Air Route Traffic Control Center – Aviation Term – Abbreviation / Acronym
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Downwind Leg – A flight path parallel to the landing runway in the direction opposite the landing direction.
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Visual flight rules (VFR). Flight rules adopted by the FAA governing aircraft flight using visual references. VFR operations specify the amount of ceiling and the visibility the pilot must have in order to operate according to these rules. When the weather conditions are such that the pilot can not operate according to VFR, he or [...]
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Traffic information service (TIS). A ground-based service providing information to the flight deck via data link using the S-mode transponder and altitude encoder to improve the safety and efficiency of see and avoid flight through an automatic display that informs the pilot of nearby traffic.
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