VFR Flight (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: A flight conducted in accordance with the visual flight rules (RoA).
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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) 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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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) 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) is an Aviation Term defined as: Flights operating in accordance with civil air traffic procedures.
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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) 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) 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) 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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