Radar
RADAR stands for radio detection and ranging. It's the use of electromagnetic waves to determine the height, speed, and distance of both moving and fixed objects. A RADAR system uses a transmitter, which puts out either micro or radio waves.
Radar Contact
Radar Contact is an Aviation Term defined as: The situation which exists when the radar position of a particular aircraft is seen and identified on a situation display (ICAO).
Radar is actually an acronym that stands for Radio Detection And Ranging. It was developed in the early 1940s. Radar uses the echo principle. Radar equipment emits a high energy radio signal from an antenna.
Radar was also used by ships and aircraft during the war. Germany was using radar by 1940 but Japan never used it effectively. The United States had a good radar system and it was able to predict the attack on Pearl Harbor an hour before it happened.
Radar has been developed in the last century as an early detection device for enemy aircraft. Soon it became apparent that weather had its influence on the radar returns.
Terminal Radar Service Area was established as part of a program to create Terminal Radar stations at selected airports. Because these were never subject to the rulemaking process of 14 CFR Part 91, they do not actually fit into any of the existing U.
radar controller - The controller in charge of a sector.
radar feeds - Electronic data transmitted at regular intervals to a radar scope or system.
RADAR - A device that, by measuring the time interval between transmission and reception of radio pulses and correlating the angular orientation of the radiated antenna beam or beams in azimuth and/or elevation, provides information on range, ...
Radar
Another technological development with a much greater impact on the war?s outcome (and later on commercial aviation) was radar.
Radar Vectors - See Vectors.
Record of Decision (ROD) - The official notice of the Federal Aviation Administration's findings after review of a Draft Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement.
RADAR APPROACH CONTROL FACILITY (RAPCON) - A terminal ATC facility that uses radar and non-radar capabilities to provide approach control services to aircraft arriving, departing, or transiting airspace controlled by the facility.
Radar
Term coined from the phrase "Radio Detecting and Ranging." It is based on the principle that ultra-high frequency radio waves travel at a precise speed and are reflected from objects they strike.
Radar altimeter (RADALT).
Measures height above terrain. The altitude is monitored to provide a low altitude warning during TF operations and landing operations.
RADAR CONTACT LOST- Used by ATC to inform a pilot that radar data used to determine the aircraft's position is no longer being received, or is no longer reliable and radar service is no longer being provided.
Radar accuracy varies: Traffic near a radar site can be located to within a few dozen feet, but at long distances, there can be errors of up to a mile or so.
RADAR
On-board weather radar.
RADAR ALTIMETER
Device that senses aircraft`s height above the terrain. Different from normal (barometric) altimeter.
Radar-reflective particulate matter sized to match known or suspected wavelengths being used by the enemy, and released by an aircraft to confuse detection systems.
CLR
Clear ...
Radar information service
RBI
Relative bearing indicator (clock code in degrees) ...
Radar - An extremely realistic type of video game, often found at airports. Players try to send small game-pieces, called "blips," from one side of the screen to the other without colliding with each other. Player with the fewest collisions wins.
radar handover
radar release
On-Route Status, and other hazy ATC concepts ...
Radar contact is lost. (Termination of track plotting is not warranted.)
FAST
Target speed is estimated to be 600 knots ground speed/mach 1 or greater.
RADAR - Beamed and directed radio waves used for location and detection, as well as for navigational purposes.
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RADAR System that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range, altitude, direction, or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as aircraft, ships, motor vehicles, weather formations and terrain.
A radar system installed in an aircraft that is used to detect the presence of aircraft, missiles, warships, etc entering a specified area. Information is relayed to ground stations or other patrolling aircraft such that action may be taken.
Radar Altimeter - a small radar mounted on the underside of an aircraft that constantly measures the altitude above ground ...
ATC has radars. They can find you real fast, and give you a vector toward wherever you want to go.
Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility (TRACON)
Controls aircraft immediately after and prior to landings and takeoffs, or during the climb and approach phases of flight.
Thrust ...
Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) − An FAA Air Traffic Control Facility which uses radar and two-way communication to provide separation of air traffic within a specified geographic area in the vicinity of one or more airports.
RIS - Radar Information Service. Provided to notify pilots of conflicting traffic outisde regulated airspace, but offering no avoiding action.
Terminal Radar Service Area (TRSA): A specified area around a terminal in which participating VFR pilots are provided separation from other participating VFR aircraft and IFR aircraft.
If flying a radar-equipped aircraft, learn to use the antenna tilt feature effectively to identify tops of the moisture and to determine if rain is so heavy that it is attenuating the radar beam.
Multi-Mode Radar: A Multi-Mode Radar is used for Terrain Following (TF) and Terrain Avoidance (TA), Ground Mapping (GM) and Air-to Ground Ranging (AGR).
TRSA (Terminal Radar Service Area) Radar service that assists with traffic sequencing in some Class D airspace. Pilot participation is voluntary.
BACU: Battle Area Control Unit (CAAU with precision radar)
Bag: A Victory or a mission tally. To "bag" an E/A.
Bail out or Bale out: Eject, Parachute, jump out of an aircraft, "Chute".
Balls Out: Full speed ahead, full throttle; an all-out effort.
the relative bearing to an NDB (see below) -- it essentially "points at the NDB" AI Attitude Indicator (also known as AH - Artificial Horizon) - an instrument which provides the pilot with pitch and roll information ASR Airport Surveillance Radar ...
All-weather fighter - A radar-equipped jet fighter airplane which can operate at night or in the worst weather.
All-weather interceptor - A radar-equipped jet fighter airplane which can operate at night or in the worst weather.
developed radar-based airborne collision avoidance system operating independently of ground-based equipment. TCAS-I generates traffic advisories only, TCAS-II provides advisories and collision avoidance instructions in the vertical plane.
Side view of a Me 262 night fighter, note the radar antenna on the nose and second seat for a radar operatorIn April 1944, ...
Class C (formerly ARSA Airport Radar Service Area)
Generally, that airspace from the surface to 4,000 feet above the airport elevation (charted in mean sea level (MSL)) surrounding those airports that have an operational control tower, ...
AASR - Airport and Airways Surveillance Radar
ACARS - Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
ACC - Area Control Centre (Canada)
AGRIS - Air Ground Radio Interconnect System (Air Canada)
AM - Amplitude Modulation ...
Cameramen managed to get some 30 seconds of footage of bright lights and Wellington radar reported that there was a target in formation with the Argosy at several times.
Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR)
Airport surveillance radar (ASR) provides relatively short-range coverage within about 40 miles of an airport and assists "approach control" in handling terminal traffic.
Stealth aircraft use a combination of aircraft shape and radar absorbent materials to reduce their radar "signature" (how it appears on radar).
Transponder A device aboard an aircraft for transmitting data to an air traffic control radar system. Each time the transponder is queried by the radar, it responds with a numeric code and the aircraft's altitude.
FBI: Zero Seven Sierra, radar contact. Continue your approach. Report Jupiter Inlet. [Tower has identified you on radar.]
YOU: Report Jupiter Inlet. Zero Seven Sierra. [You will be at Jupiter Inlet when your DME reads 35.8, so keep an eye peeled.] ...
A transponder is a piece of avionics that replies to a radar signal with a short identifier and (if it knows it) the altitude of the aircraft. This information makes ATC's life easier, which makes the pilot's easier.
Transponder: A radio transmitter in the plane that responds to the radar signal from Air Traffic Control, permitting it to easily detect the airplane. The transponder it set to a "squalk code" to permit the aircraft to be identified.
PAR- pronounced "P" "A" R", not "par" - precision approach radar; a type of instrument approach.
PCS- Permanent Change of Station - moving when assigned to a new duty station ...
The pilot may climb immediately to the altitude specified in the missed approach procedure. At locations where ATC radar service is provided, ...
are a lot of parts of an aircraft that will eventually be in bad condition or simply become obsolete that will need to be replaced during the life span of the aircraft. Some of these aircraft parts include audio panels, autopilots, HF radios, radar ...
Parametric Estimation from Radar Tracked Data.
- 6 lakhs (projected)
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You can see in this picture that this aircraft has a much bigger instrument panel than a VFR JetRanger. This aircraft is equipped about as well as they come: dual attitude indicators, HSI, RMI, 3 axis autopilot, radar altimeter, DME, ...
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