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Transport Canada
Branża: 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 magnetic bearing from a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR), tactical air navigation aid (TACAN), or VORTAC facility, except for facilities in the Northern Domestic Airspace (NDA), which may be oriented on true or grid north.
Industry:Aviation
An expression used to indicate that permission from the appropriate authority must be obtained before certain aeronautical activities can be carried out.
Industry:Aviation
A general expression applied to the use of radio waves.
Industry:Aviation
The electronic delivery of initial IFR clearances via air-ground data link (AGDL) to airline companies with an on-site computer capable of interfacing with ATC and the data link service provider.
Industry:Aviation
Radionavigation equipment on board an aircraft that makes use of the reflection of radio waves from the ground to determine the height of the aircraft above the surface of the earth.
Industry:Aviation
An advisory issued by airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS)/traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) to alert pilots to potential conflicting air traffic and provide them with a suggested flight-path change in the vertical plane to reduce the possibility of collision.
Industry:Aviation
An LF or VHF facility installed at the site of the outer marker of an instrument landing system (ILS).
Industry:Aviation
An advisory issued by airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS)/traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) to alert pilots to other air traffic that may be in such proximity to the position or intended route of flight of their aircraft as to warrant their attention.
Industry:Aviation
The provision of advice and information based on radar observations.
Industry:Aviation
An LF/MF or UHF radio beacon transmitting non-directional signals whereby the pilot of an aircraft equipped with direction-finding equipment can determine his or her bearing to or from the radio beacon and "home" on or track to or from the station. When the radio beacon is installed in conjunction with the instrument landing system (ILS) marker, it is normally called a marker beacon.
Industry:Aviation