ALTITUDE READOUT- An aircraft's altitude, transmitted via the Mode C transponder feature, that is visually displayed in 100-foot increments on a radar scope having readout capability.
Aircraft on the controllers screen have a data tag that gives call sign, type, groundspeed, altitude readout and may include destination, type of flight and a controller letter of identification.
c. Altitude deviation information of 300 feet or more from an assigned altitude as observed on a verified (reading correctly) automatic altitude readout (Mode C).
d. Advisories that traffic is no longer a factor.
Mode C gives automatic altitude readout from an encoding altimeter.
TSB: Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Agency that investigates accidents, in a similar fashion to the NTSB in the United States or an AAIB in other countries.
 See also: Aircraft, ICAO, ATC, Ident, Airport
  
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