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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 airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS) based on a family of airborne equipment that functions independently of the ground-based ATC system to detect potential conflicting aircraft that are equipped with secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponders. There are three different versions: TCAS I provides traffic advisories; TCAS II provides traffic advisories and vertical resolution advisories (RA); and TCAS IV, when developed, will provide traffic advisories and vertical and horizontal RAs.
Industry:Aviation
The separation used when aircraft position information is derived from sources other than radar.
Industry:Aviation
An ultrahigh frequency electronic rho-theta air NAVAID that provides suitably equipped aircraft with a continuous indication of bearing and distance to the TACAN station.
Industry:Aviation
The spacing of aircraft in accordance with established minima, based on information derived from radar sources.
Industry:Aviation
An automated telephone answering system providing up-to-date weather information to pilots.
Industry:Aviation
The flight of one or more military aircraft on a NOPAR (do not pass to air defence radar) IFR flight plan (FP) to conduct a test of the aerospace surveillance, detection and identification capability. If identification by interception of these aircraft is also planned, it shall be contingent upon the approval of a prearranged altitude reservation prior to takeoff.
Industry:Aviation
The number of aircraft that can land on and depart from a runway consistent with the runway and aerodrome conditions during a specified period of time.
Industry:Aviation
The provision of, or consultation on, meteorological and aeronautical information to assist pilots in pre-flight planning.
Industry:Aviation
An atmospheric condition in which ice becomes perceptible, the rate of accumulation being slightly greater than the rate of sublimation. It is not hazardous, even when de-icing or anti-icing equipment is not utilized, unless encountered for periods of more than 1 hr.
Industry:Aviation
A light or one of a group of lights, usually red or white, frequently mounted on a surface structure or natural terrain to warn pilots of the presence of an obstacle.
Industry:Aviation
