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

    more or less than the physical length of the runway as depicted on aeronautical charts and related publications, or available in electronic navigation databases provided by either the U.S. Government or commercial companies. 2. All 14 CFR part 139 airports…

  • Glossary › Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum

    functioning; this information is listed in the Inoperative Components Table found in the United States Terminal Procedures Publications. INS. See inertial navigation system. Instantaneous vertical speed indicator (IVSI). Assists in interpretation by instantaneously indicating the rate of climb or descent ... safe. IFR flight depends upon flying by reference to instruments in the flight deck, and navigation is accomplished by reference to electronic signals. Instrument landing system (ILS). An electronic system that provides both horizontal and vertical guidance to a specific…

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

    flight path. TAA. See terminal arrival area. TACAN. See tactical air navigation. Tactical air navigation (TACAN). An electronic navigation system used by military aircraft, providing both distance and direction information. TAWS. See terrain awareness and warning system. TCAS. See traffic ... Prevent an unsafe congestion of sightseeing aircraft above an incident; 4. Protect the President, Vice President, or other public figures; and, 5. Provide a safe environment for space agency operations. Pilots are expected to check appropriate NOTAMs during flight planning…

  • Chapter 9. Aeronautical Charts and Related Publications › Section 1. Types of Charts Available › 9-1-5. General Description of Each Chart Series

    Charts for the Conterminous U.S. FIG 9-1-8 Alaskan En Route High Altitude Chart 3. U.S. Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP). TPPs are published in 24 loose-leaf or perfect bound volumes covering the conterminous U.S., Puerto Rico ... instrument approaches to airports. Each chart depicts the IAP, all related navigation data, communications information, and an airport sketch. Each procedure is designated for use with a specific electronic navigational aid, such as ILS, VOR, NDB, RNAV, etc. (b) Instrument…

  • Glossary › Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum

    functioning; this information is listed in the Inoperative Components Table found in the United States Terminal Procedures Publications. INS. See inertial navigation system. Instantaneous vertical speed indicator (IVSI). Assists in interpretation by instantaneously indicating the rate of climb or descent ... safe. IFR flight depends upon flying by reference to instruments in the flight deck, and navigation is accomplished by reference to electronic signals…

  • Chapter 6: Airborne Navigation Databases › Closed Indefinitely Airports

    charts and in airborne navigation databases; and their instrument approach procedures, if any, continue to be included – and still appear to be valid – in the paper and electronic versions of the United States Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP) charts. Airpark South…