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  • Pilot/Controller Glossary › D

    than their original destination for reasons beyond the control of the pilot/company, e.g. periods of significant weather. DME- (See DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT.) DME FIX- A geographical position determined by reference to a navigational aid which provides distance and azimuth information ... defined by a specific distance in nautical miles and a radial, azimuth, or course (i.e., localizer) in degrees magnetic from that aid. (See DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT.) (See FIX.) DME SEPARATION- Spacing of aircraft in terms of distances (nautical miles) determined…

  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-10. Intersection Takeoffs

    Intersection Takeoffs a. In order to enhance airport capacities, reduce taxiing distances, minimize departure delays, and provide for more efficient movement of air traffic, controllers may initiate intersection takeoffs as well as approve them when the pilot requests ... pilot prefers to use a different intersection or the full length of the runway or desires to obtain the distance between the intersection and the runway end, THE PILOT IS EXPECTED TO INFORM ATC ACCORDINGLY. b. Pilots are expected…

  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-6. Use of Runways/Declared Distances

    Other airports may also report declared distances for a runway if necessary to meet runway design standards or to indicate the presence of a clearway or stopway. Where reported, declared distances for each runway end are published in the Chart ... Supplement. For runways without published declared distances, the declared distances may be assumed to be equal to the physical length of the runway unless there is a displaced landing threshold, in which case the Landing Distance Available (LDA) is shortened…

  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 5. Surveillance Systems › 4-5-6. Traffic Information Service (TIS)

    course change, a lag in TIS display orientation (intruder aircraft bearing) will occur. As in (f) above, intruder distance and altitude are still usable. (h) Closely-Spaced Intruder Errors. When operating more than 30 NM from the Mode S sensor ... actually to the right of the client may appear on the TIS display to the left). At longer distances from the radar, TIS cannot accurately determine relative bearing/distance information on intruder aircraft that are in close proximity to the client…

  • 14 CFR Part 141, Appendix M to Part 141—Combined Private Pilot Certification and Instrument Rating Course

    Private Pilot Certification and Instrument Rating Course (A) One cross-country flight of more than 50 nautical miles total distance. (B) 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern ... helicopter that includes at least one cross-country flight that is performed under IFR and— (A) Is a distance of at least 100 nautical miles along airways or ATC-directed routing with one segment of the flight consisting…

  • 14 CFR Part 141, Appendix C to Part 141—Instrument Rating Course

    Part 141, Appendix C to Part 141—Instrument Rating Course a distance of at least 250 nautical miles along airways or ATC-directed routing with one segment of the flight consisting of at least a straight-line distance ... least one cross-country flight that— (i) Is in a helicopter and is performed under IFR; (ii) Is a distance of at least 100 nautical miles along airways or ATC-directed routing with one segment of the flight consisting…