Order 7110.65P, Air Traffic Control, with changes

8/5/04Pilot/Controller GlossaryARO−(See AIRPORT RESERVATION OFFICE.)ARRESTING SYSTEM− A safety device consistingof two major components, namely, engaging orcatching devices and energy absorption devices forthe purpose of arresting both tailhook and/or nontailhook-equippedaircraft. It is used to prevent aircraftfrom overrunning runways when the aircraft cannotbe stopped after landing or during aborted takeoff.Arresting systems have various names; e.g., arrestinggear, hook device, wire barrier cable.(See ABORT.)(Refer to AIM.)ARRIVAL AIRCRAFT INTERVAL− An internallygenerated program in hundredths of minutes basedupon the AAR. AAI is the desired optimum intervalbetween successive arrival aircraft over the vertex.ARRIVAL CENTER− The ARTCC having jurisdictionfor the impacted airport.ARRIVAL DELAY− A parameter which specifies aperiod of time in which no aircraft will be metered forarrival at the specified airport.ARRIVAL SECTOR− An operational control sectorcontaining one or more meter fixes.ARRIVAL SECTOR ADVISORY LIST− An orderedlist of data on arrivals displayed at thePVD/MDM of the sector which controls the meterfix.ARRIVAL SEQUENCING PROGRAM− The automatedprogram designed to assist in sequencingaircraft destined for the same airport.ARRIVAL STREAM FILTER (ASF)− An on/offfilter that allows the conflict notification function tobe inhibited for arrival streams into single or multipleairports to prevent nuisance alerts.ARRIVAL TIME− The time an aircraft touches downon arrival.ARSR−(See AIR ROUTE SURVEILLANCE RADAR.)ARTCC−(See AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROLCENTER.)ARTS−(See AUTOMATED RADAR TERMINALSYSTEMS.)ASDA−(See ACCELERATE-STOP DISTANCEAVAILABLE.)ASDA [ICAO]−(See ICAO Term ACCELERATE-STOPDISTANCE AVAILABLE.)ASDE−(See AIRPORT SURFACE DETECTIONEQUIPMENT.)ASF−(See ARRIVAL STREAM FILTER.)ASLAR−(See AIRCRAFT SURGE LAUNCH ANDRECOVERY.)ASP−(See ARRIVAL SEQUENCING PROGRAM.)ASR−(See AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE RADAR.)ASR APPROACH−(See SURVEILLANCE APPROACH.)ATC−(See AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.)ATC ADVISES− Used to prefix a message ofnoncontrol information when it is relayed to anaircraft by other than an air traffic controller.(See ADVISORY.)ATC ASSIGNED AIRSPACE− Airspace of definedvertical/lateral limits, assigned by ATC, for thepurpose of providing air traffic segregation betweenthe specified activities being conducted within theassigned airspace and other IFR air traffic.(See SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE.)ATC CLEARANCE−(See AIR TRAFFIC CLEARANCE.)ATC CLEARS− Used to prefix an ATC clearancewhen it is relayed to an aircraft by other than an airtraffic controller.ATC INSTRUCTIONS− Directives issued by airtraffic control for the purpose of requiring a pilot totake specific actions; e.g., “Turn left heading two fivezero,” “Go around,” “Clear the runway.”(Refer to 14 CFR Part 91.)ATC PREFERRED ROUTE NOTIFICATION−URET notification to the appropriate controller of theneed to determine if an ATC preferred route needs tobe applied, based on destination airport.(See ROUTE ACTION NOTIFICATION.)(See USER REQUEST EVALUATION TOOL.)PCG A−13