- Industry: Government
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Department of the Government of Canada responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities (TIC) portfolio. Transport Canada is based in Ottawa, Ontario
A type of non-directional beacon (NDB), the emissions of which radiate in a vertical fan-shaped pattern.
Industry:Aviation
An expression used to inform ATC that an aircraft's fuel supply has reached a state that is sufficient to reach destination, provided that unexpected delays are not encountered.
Industry:Aviation
The waypoint on the final approach course that signifies the termination of the final approach segment and the commencement of the missed approach segment. It is normally located at the threshold of the landing runway.
Industry:Aviation
An ATC service provided for the purpose of:
(a) preventing collisions on the manoeuvring area between aircraft and between aircraft and obstacles or vehicles; and
(b) expediting and maintaining an orderly flow of aircraft operating on the manoeuvring area.
Industry:Aviation
A marker beacon that defines a point along the glide path (GP) of an instrument landing system (ILS) normally located at or near the point of decision height (DH).
Industry:Aviation
The amount of fuel remaining on board until actual fuel exhaustion.
Industry:Aviation
The waypoint designated in the missed approach segment of an instrument approach procedure (IAP) to which the aircraft will automatically fly and, upon reaching the geographic position of the waypoint, enter a specified holding pattern.
Industry:Aviation
Geographic positions, given in degrees of latitude and longitude, used in defining instrument approach procedures (IAP). Waypoints may be coded in aircraft navigation data bases and depicted on instrument approach charts as either fly-by waypoints (turn anticipation permitted) or fly-over waypoints (turn anticipation not permitted). Waypoints that define the missed approach point (MAP) and the missed approach holding waypoint (MAHWP) shall be coded as fly-over waypoints.
Industry:Aviation
Receiving equipment, complete with antennas and associated circuits, used for direction finding.
Industry:Aviation
