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A term used in aviation for coordinated universal time (UTC) which places the entire world on one time standard.
Industry:Aviation
The continuous broadcast of recorded non-control information in selected terminal areas. Its purpose is to improve controller effectiveness and relieve frequency congestion by automating repetitive transmission of essential but routine information.
Industry:Aviation
The portion of an ILS that gives left/right guidance information down the centerline of the instrument runway for final approach.
Industry:Aviation
A timed-based system that provides information concerning potential hazards with fixed objects by using GPS positioning and a database of terrain and obstructions to provide true predictability of the upcoming terrain and obstacles.
Industry:Aviation
Pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature. Density altitude is used in computing the performance of an aircraft and its engines.
Industry:Aviation
Drag caused by the friction of air moving over the aircraft structure; its amount varies directly with the airspeed.
Industry:Aviation
An automatic flight control system which keeps an aircraft in level flight or on a set course. Automatic pilots can be directed by the pilot, or they may be coupled to a radio navigation signal.
Industry:Aviation
A NAVAID used for nonprecision instrument approaches with utility and accuracy comparable to a localizer but which is not a part of a complete ILS and is not aligned with the runway. Some LDAs are equipped with a glideslope.
Industry:Aviation
The last layer of the atmosphere that begins above the mesosphere and gradually fades away into space.
Industry:Aviation
