Control Area(UK)
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Control Area(UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: Controlled airspace which has been further notified as a control area and which extends upwards from a notified altitude or flight level (ANO).
Control Area
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CONTROL AREA [ICAO]- A controlled airspace extending upwards from a specified limit above the earth.
Terminal Control Area (TCA)
A designated zone around and above the busiest airports. A flight in TCAs carries stringent requirements for pilot experience, aircraft equipment and communications capability.
Terminal Control Area
TCAS
Traffic Alert & Collision Avoidance System ...
CTA - Control Area. An area of controlled airspace extending upwards from specified limit agl.
CTR - Control Zone. An area of controlled airspace extending upwards from ground level to a specified upper limit.
POSITIVE CONTROL AREA (See CLASS A Airspace)
PRIVATE PILOT The Private pilot certificate allows flying passengers for personal transportation and business.
Continental Control Area: The continental control area consists of the airspace of the 48 contiguous states; the District of Columbia and Alaska, excluding the Alaska peninsula west of Longitude 160 degrees 00' 00" W.
TCA (Terminal Control Area) (See CLASS B Airspace.)
TCAD A proprietary low cost anti-collision system detecting and alerting pilots to nearby transponders but not providing evasive instructions or coordination with other aircraft.
TCA: Terminal Control Area - that area surrounding a big airport, which aircraft must not enter without permission. Has recently been renamed 'Class B Airspace' in accordance with international regulations.
Cockpit: The pilot's seating and control area in an aircraft.
C.O.: Commanding Officer
Cold Turkey: Straightforward talk without "mincing" words or a sure kill.
Col.: Rank of Colonel ...
Class A (formerly PCA - Positive Control Area) generally, that airspace from 18,000' mean sea level (MSL) up to and including flight level (FL) 600 (60,000' pressure altitude), ...
Lateral separation is a term that is more used in the air-traffic control area of aviation then in actual flight.
Class E Airspace - General controlled airspace comprising control areas, transition areas, Victor airways, the Continental Control Area, etc.
Threshold - Beginning position of a runway usable for landing
TACAN - Tactical Air Navigation
TCA - Terminal Control Area
TCAS - Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (jokingly referred to as the "fishfinder")
TCU - Terminal Control Unit ...
Meteorological watch offices (MWO - Met Watch Office) : A Contracting State, having accepted the responsibility for providing air traffic services within a flight information region or a control area, ...
 See also: Flight, Airport, Aviation, Aircraft, Navigation
  
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