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ATC .65/Broad Vocab
Vocabulary verbatim from the .65, plus other more broad ATC vocab
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Aviation
Professional
08/02/2014

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Term
LOA
Definition
A mutual agreement between facilities on a set of rules and operations.
(Military to Military) - Different Locations
(Military to Civilian) - Same or different Locations
Term
Ops Letter
Definition
An agreement between facilities on a set of rules on the same military base/location.
Term
OI
Definition
A set of rules established by the CCTLR/Manager as to what is to be expected by all personnel.
Term
MOU
Definition
A mutual agreement between an ATC/Aviation facility and one or more non-aviation facilities on a contract/set of rules.
Term
OPLAN
Definition
Contains military contingency plans for unseen events.
Term
AOI
Definition
A set of rules established by the OG Commander of a military base that deals with anything airfield related.
Term
LOP
Definition
An umbrella term that covers operating procedures established on a military base.
Term
Controlled Airspace
Definition
An airspace of defined dimensions within which air traffic control service is provided to IFR flights and to VFR flights in accordance with the airspace classification.
Term
Class A
Definition
Generally, that airspace from
18,000 feet MSL up to and including FL 600, including the airspace overlying the waters within 12 nautical miles of the coast of the 48 contiguous States
and Alaska. Unless otherwise authorized, all persons must operate their aircraft under IFR.
Term
Class B
Definition
Generally, that airspace from the
surface to 10,000 feet MSL surrounding the nation’s busiest airports in terms of airport operations or passenger enplanements.
Term
Class C
Definition
Generally, that airspace from the
surface to 4,000 feet above the airport elevation(charted in MSL) surrounding those airports that have an operational control tower, are serviced by a radar approach control, and that have a certain number of IFR operations or passenger enplanements
Term
Class D
Definition
Generally, that airspace from the
surface to 2,500 feet above the airport elevation(charted in MSL) surrounding those airports that
have an operational control tower.
Term
Class E
Definition
Generally, if the airspace is not
Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D, and it is controlled airspace, it is Class __ airspace.
Term
VFR
Definition
Rules that govern the procedures for conducting flight under visual conditions. In addition, it is used by pilots and controllers to indicate type of flight plan.
Term
IFR
Definition
Rules governing the procedures for conducting instrument flight. Also a term used by pilots and controllers to indicate type of flight plan.
Term
Flight Plan
Definition
Specified information relating to the intended flight of an aircraft that is filed orally or in writing with an FSS or an ATC facility.
Term
FSS
Definition
An air traffic facility which provides pilot briefings, flight plan processing, en route radio communications, search and rescue services, and assistance to lost aircraft and aircraft in emergency situations. It also relays ATC
clearances, processes NOTAMs, and
broadcasts aviation weather and aeronautical information.
Term
Flight Path
Definition
A line, course, or track along which
an aircraft is flying or intended to be flown.
Term
ARTCC
Definition
A facility established to provide air traffic control service to aircraft operating on IFR flight plans within controlled airspace and principally during the en route phase of flight.
Term
VMC
Definition
Meteorological conditions expressed in terms of visibility, distance from cloud, and ceiling equal to or better than specified minima.
Term
IMC
Definition
Meteorological conditions expressed in
terms of visibility, distance from cloud, and ceiling less than the minima specified for visual meteorological
conditions.
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