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CP.III.B.K2

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Airport movement area.

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Aeronautical Information Manual p. PCG L-2
Pilot/Controller Glossary › L
LANDING DISTANCE AVAILABLE.) (See ICAO Term LANDING DISTANCE AVAILABLE.) LF- (See LOW FREQUENCY.) LIGHTED AIRPORT- An airport where runway and obstruction lighting is available. (See AIRPORT LIGHTING.) (Refer to AIM.) LIGHT GUN- A handheld directional light signaling device which emits ... light gun is used for controlling traffic operating in the vicinity of the airport and on the airport movement area. (Refer…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-1-18
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-20. Transponder and ADS-B Out Operation
transmissions enabled at all airports, any time the aircraft is positioned on any portion of the airport movement area. This includes all defined taxiways and runways. Pilots must pay particular attention to ATIS and airport diagram notations, General Notes (included…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. PCG B-1
Pilot/Controller Glossary › B
signal. (See ICAO term BLIND VELOCITY.) BLIND SPOT- An area from which radio transmissions and/or radar echoes cannot be received. The term is also used to describe portions of the airport not visible from the control tower. BLIND TRANSMISSION ... ACTION (GOOD, GOOD TO MEDIUM, MEDIUM, MEDIUM TO POOR, POOR, OR NIL)- A report of conditions on the airport movement area providing a pilot with a degree/quality of braking to expect. Braking action is reported in terms of good, good…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-1-7
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-9. Traffic Advisory Practices at Airports Without Operating Control Towers
Ground Vehicle Operation. Airport ground vehicles equipped with radios should monitor the CTAF frequency when operating on the airport movement area and remain clear of runways/taxiways being used by aircraft. Radio transmissions from ground vehicles should be confined to safety…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-1-8
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-11. Designated UNICOM/MULTICOM Frequencies
Airport ground vehicles equipped with radios should monitor the CTAF frequency when operating on the airport movement area and remain clear of runways/taxiways being used by aircraft. Radio transmissions from ground vehicles should be confined to safety-related matters…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-3-27
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-20. Standard Taxi Routes
Routes (STRs) provide a standard, predictable taxi route from an origination point to a termination point on the airport movement area. The use of STRs helps reduce frequency congestion and streamline taxi procedures. STRs may be available at certain airports…