- Industry: Government
- Number of terms: 8785
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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
Variable-intensity white lighting in the touchdown zone consisting of bars of three inset lights per bar situated on either side of the runway centreline at 100-ft intervals, commencing 100 ft from the threshold and extending 3000 ft down the runway. The lights are unidirectional, showing in the direction of approach to landing.
Industry:Aviation
The capability to receive radio communications only, owing to the absence or failure of the transmitter.
Industry:Aviation
An area of Canadian Domestic Airspace (CDA), approximately 30 mi. by 40 mi. in lateral dimensions, that is charted to facilitate flight planning by photo survey operators and that is delineated by quadrangles based on a modified version of the National Topographic System.
Industry:Aviation
The use of aircraft, surface craft, submarines, and specialised rescue teams and equipment to search for and rescue personnel in distress on land or at sea.
Industry:Aviation
An aviation weather report describing the weather conditions at a specified location and at a specified time, as observed from the ground. Regular observations are made on the hour, and special observations are made as necessary to report a significant change in the weather.
Industry:Aviation
In respect of an aircraft on an approach to a runway, the section of the approach area of the runway or the visual aids that, when viewed by the pilot of the aircraft, enable the pilot to make an assessment of the aircraft position and the rate of change of position relative to the nominal flight path in order to continue the approach and complete the landing.
Industry:Aviation
A pressure setting of 29.92 in. that, when set on the subscale of the sensitive altimeter, will cause the altimeter to read zero when at mean sea level.
Industry:Aviation
An expression used to indicate the rearward movement of an aircraft under tow.
Industry:Aviation
The magnetic or true direction that corresponds with the runway centreline rather than the painted runway numbers.
Industry:Aviation
An expression used to indicate the rearward taxi of an aircraft under its own engine power.
Industry:Aviation
