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transferring unit — When an aircraft moves from one air traffic control services unit to another, the control of the aircraft is transferred from one air traffic control unit to another at a defined point. The air traffic control unit that is handing over the… … Aviation dictionary
transfer of controls — i. The action in which the responsibility for providing air traffic services is transferred from one controller to another controller or controlling agency. See accepting unit/controller. ii. The transfer of flight controls between two pilots… … Aviation dictionary
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France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
automation — /aw teuh may sheuhn/, n. 1. the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, as by electronic devices, reducing human intervention to a minimum. 2. a mechanical device, operated electronically,… … Universalium
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