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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
An expression used in radiocommunication meaning "Tell me what you plan to do."
Industry:Aviation
An aircraft system based on secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponder signals which operates independently of ground-based equipment to provide advice to the pilot on potential conflicting aircraft that are equipped with SSR transponders.
Industry:Aviation
An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft that takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all such persons have disembarked, in which
(a) a person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of
(i) being in the aircraft, or
(ii) direct contact with any part of the aircraft, including parts that have become detached from the aircraft, or
(iii) direct exposure to jet blast, except when the injuries are the result of natural causes, are self-inflicted or are inflicted by other persons, or when the injuries are to stowaways hiding outside the areas normally available to the passengers and crew; or
(b) the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure that
(i) adversely affects the structural strength, performance or flight characteristics of the aircraft, and
(ii) would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component, except for engine failure or damage, when the damage is limited to the engine, its cowlings or accessories; or for damage limited to propellers, wing tips, antennas, tires, brakes, fairings, small dents or puncture holes in the aircraft skin; or
(c) the aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible.
Note 1: For statistical uniformity only, an injury resulting in death within 30 days of the date of the accident is classified as a fatal injury by ICAO.
Note 2: An aircraft is considered to be missing when the official search has been terminated and the wreckage has not been located.
Industry:Aviation
A set of meteorological sensors and associated systems designed to electronically collect and disseminate meteorological data.
Industry:Aviation
Notification that a given communication has been correctly received and understood.
Industry:Aviation
A safety device consisting of two major components, namely, engaging or catching devices and energy absorption devices, designed to arrest both tailhook- and non-tailhook-equipped aircraft. It is used to prevent aircraft from overrunning runways when the aircraft cannot be stopped after landing or during an aborted takeoff. There are various types of arresting systems, such as arresting gear, hook devices, and wire barrier cables.
Industry:Aviation
(1) A manoeuvre where a change in the attitude of an aircraft results in a bank angle greater than 60°, an abnormal attitude or an abnormal acceleration not incidental to normal flying.
(2) DND: A manoeuvre intentionally performed by an aircraft involving an abrupt change in altitude, an abnormal attitude or an abnormal variation in speed or flight path.
Industry:Aviation
An augmentation system which augments and/or integrates the information obtained from the other GNSS elements with information available on board the aircraft.
Industry:Aviation
Acts or attempted acts such as to jeopardise the safety of civil aviation and air transport, i.e.:
(a) unlawful seizure of aircraft in flight;
(b) unlawful seizure of aircraft on the ground;
(c) hostage-taking on board aircraft or on aerodromes;
(d) forcible intrusion on board an aircraft, at an airport or on the premises of an aeronautical facility;
(e) introduction on board an aircraft or at an airport of a weapon or hazardous device or material intended for criminal purposes;
(f) communication of false information such as to jeopardise the safety of an aircraft in flight or on the ground, of passengers, crew, ground personnel or the general public, at an airport or on the premises of a civil aviation facility.
Industry:Aviation
The function of a transponder that responds to Mode C interrogations by transmitting the aircraft's altitude in 100-ft increments.
Industry:Aviation
