- 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 flight information centre (FIC) or that part of an area control centre (ACC) where flight plans and flight itineraries may be filed.
Industry:Aviation
Any type of recorder installed in an aircraft to facilitate the investigation of accidents or incidents.
Industry:Aviation
A fix depicted on instrument approach charts that establishes the starting point of the feeder route.
Industry:Aviation
U.S. and Canada: The augmentation to global positioning system (GPS) to meet precision approach CAT I, CAT II and CAT III accuracy, integrity, continuity and availability requirements. The system comprises a ground reference station at an airport, a VHF data-link signal in space and user avionics.
Industry:Aviation
The division of electronic warfare involving actions taken to ensure friendly, effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum despite the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
Industry:Aviation
The division of electronic warfare involving actions taken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum. ECMs include
(a) electronic jamming; and
(b) electronic deception.
Industry:Aviation
A rectangular area, 1 mi. wide and 3 mi. long, bisected by the extended centreline of the runway and located so that the inner boundary of the area is at least 5 mi. from the approach end of the runway.
Industry:Aviation
The last reporting point over which an aircraft passes or is expected to pass before leaving a flight information region (FIR) or a control area (CTA).
Industry:Aviation
Any navigation system that satisfies stated international navigational requirements using satellite technology. A complete GNSS may include satellites provided by various states and commercial groups and may be complemented by ground systems used to augment and monitor the satellites.
Industry:Aviation
The direction in which the longitudinal axis of an aircraft is pointed, usually expressed in degrees from north (true, magnetic, compass or grid north).
Industry:Aviation
