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  • Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-11. Radar Approaches

    Guidance in elevation is not possible but the pilot will be advised…

  • Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-12. Radar Monitoring of Instrument Approaches

    The radar advisories serve only as a secondary aid since the pilot…

  • Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-5. Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) Charts

    facility on which the IAP or DP graphic chart is predicated, but may be based on the airport reference point (ARP) if no suitable facility is available. For RNAV approaches or DP graphic charts, the MSA is based ... relief from obstacles, an MSA with up to four sectors may be established. Instrument Approach Procedure Stepdown Fixes d. Terminal Arrival Area…

  • Appendix B: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and NOTAM Contractions

    Office ARP—airport reference point ARR—arrive; arrival ARRA—American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ARSA—airport service radar area ARSR—air route surveillance radar ARTCC—air route traffic control center ARTS—automated radar terminal system ASAS—aviation safety ... situation display ASDA—accelerate-stop distance available ASLAR—aircraft surge launch and recovery ASM—available seat mile ASOS—automated surface observing system…

  • Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

    Water droplets that have been cooled below the freezing point, but are still in a liquid state. Surface analysis chart. A report that depicts an analysis of the current surface weather. Shows the areas of high and low pressure, fronts ... Synthetic vision. A realistic display depiction of the aircraft in relation to terrain and flight path. T TAA. See terminal arrival area. TACAN. See tactical air navigation. Tactical air navigation (TACAN). An electronic navigation system used by military aircraft, providing…