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Stabilized Approach Concept

A stabilized approach is the safest profile, and it is one of the most critical elements of a safe approach and landing operation. There are five basic elements to the stabilized approach: Landing Configuration - Stabilized Approach Element 1 The airplane should be in the landing configuration early in the approach. The ...

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Flight Director - FD

Flight Director - FD

Flight Director Electronic flight calculator that analyzes the navigation selections, signals, and aircraft parameters. It presents steering instructions on the flight display as command bars or crossbars for the pilot to position the nose of the aircraft over or follow. Flight Director Functions A Flight Director is an extremely useful aid that displays ...

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Air Transportation Oversight System ATOS

Air Transportation Oversight System ATOS

ATOS The Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS) is the Federal Aviation Administration’s primary tool for overseeing the nation’s airlines. The fundamental principle of ATOS is that air carriers must have properly designed systems to eliminate or lessen risks before they result in accidents or incidents. ATOS Air Carriers Air carriers are responsible for ...

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Rebuilt Aircraft Engine

Rebuilt Aircraft Engine

Rebuilt Aircraft Engine - A used engine that has been completely disassembled, inspected, repaired as necessary, reassembled, tested, and approved in the same manner and to the same tolerances and limits as a new engine with either new or used parts. However, all parts used in it must conform to the ...

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Compressor Stall - Turbine Engine

Compressor Stall - Turbine Engine

Compressor Stall  A Compressor Stall in a  gas turbine engine is a condition in an axial-flow compressor in which one or more stages of rotor blades fail to pass air smoothly to the succeeding stages. A stall condition is caused by a pressure ratio that is incompatible with the engine rpm. Compressor ...

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VFR Flight (UK)

VFR Flight (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: A flight conducted in accordance with the visual flight rules (RoA).

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Posted in Aircraft Navigation Terms | Tagged International, UK

Traffic Service (UK)

Traffic Service (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: A Traffic Service is a surveillance ATS, where in addition to the provisions of a Basic Service, the controller provides specific surveillance derived traffic information to assist the pilot in avoiding other traffic. Controllers may provide headings and/or levels for the purposes of positioning and/or sequencing; [...]

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Straight Ahead (UK)

Straight Ahead (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: When used in departure clearances means: ?track extended runway centre-line?. When given in Missed Approach Procedures means: ?continue on Final Approach Track?.

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Posted in Aircraft Navigation Terms | Tagged International, UK

Special VFR Flight (UK)

Special VFR Flight (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: A flight made at any time in a control zone which is Class A airspace or is in any other control zone in IMC or at night, in respect of which the appropriate air traffic control unit has given permission for the flight to be [...]

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Holding Point (UK)

Holding Point (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: A speech abbreviation used in radiotelephony phraseology having the same meaning as Taxiway Holding Position as defined in CAP 168 Licensing of Aerodromes.

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General Air Traffic (UK)

General Air Traffic (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: Flights operating in accordance with civil air traffic procedures.

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Flight Level (UK)

Flight Level (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: One of a series of levels of equal atmospheric pressure, separated by notified intervals and each expressed as the number of hundreds of feet which would be indicated at that level on a pressure altimeter calibrated in accordance with the International Standard Atmosphere and set to [...]

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Decision Altitude/Height (UK)

Decision Altitude/Height (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: In relation to the operation of an aircraft at an aerodrome means a specified altitude/height in a precision approach at which a missed approach must be initiated if the required visual reference to continue the approach to land has not been established (ANO).

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Control Zone (UK)

Control Zone (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: Controlled airspace which has been further notified as a control zone and which extends upwards from the surface (ANO).

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Controlled Airspace (UK)

Controlled Airspace (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: Airspace which has been notified as Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E airspace (ANO).

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