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Traffic Collision Avoidance System — The Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System (or TCAS) is an aircraft collision avoidance system designed to reduce the incidence of mid air collisions between aircraft. It monitors the airspace around an aircraft for other aircraft equipped… … Wikipedia
traffic alert and collision avoidance system — A system that provides only a proximity warning to assist the pilot in the visual acquisition of intruder aircraft. The TCAS I neither provides nor authorizes any recommendations for avoidance maneuvers. The TCAS I is intended for use by smaller… … Aviation dictionary
Traffic reporting — A traffic report is an element of a radio program or TV news broadcast that informs listeners about general traffic conditions. The reports generally list the locations and severity of traffic accidents, construction detours and slowdowns, etc.,… … Wikipedia
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System — TCAS Display Das Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) ist eine Implementierung des Kollisionswarnsystems Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) an Bord eines Luftfahrzeuges. Die Funktionalität des ACAS wird definiert von der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Airfield traffic pattern — An airfield traffic pattern is a standard path followed by aircraft when taking off or landing, while maintaining visual contact with the airfield. At an airport, the pattern (or circuit in the Commonwealth) is a standard path for coordinating… … Wikipedia
radar traffic advisory — Advisories issued to alert pilots to known or observed radar traffic that may affect the intended route of flight of their aircraft … Aviation dictionary
Air traffic control — For the Canadian musical group, see Air Traffic Control (band). Airport Traffic Control Towers (ATCTs) at Amsterdam s Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands … Wikipedia
braking action advisories — When tower controllers have received runway braking action reports that include the terms poor or nil, or whenever weather conditions are conducive to deteriorating or rapidly changing runway braking conditions, the tower will include on the ATIS … Aviation dictionary
additional services — As it pertains to air traffic control, this means advisory information provided by ATC (air traffic control), which includes but is not limited to the following: (i) traffic advisories; (ii) vectors, when requested by a pilot, to assist aircraft… … Aviation dictionary
Flight service station — A flight service station (FSS) is an air traffic facility that provides information and services to aircraft pilots before, during, and after flights, but unlike air traffic control, is not responsible for giving instructions or clearances or… … Wikipedia
