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aeronautical chart [ICAO] . aerospace vehicle
covering land areas of the world at a size and scale
convenient for navigation by moderate speed aircraft.
Topographic information includes cities and towns,
principal roads, railroads, distinctive landmarks,
drainage, and relief. Aeronautical information includes
visual and radio aids to navigation, airports, airways,
restricted areas, obstructions and other pertinent data.
e. Enroute Low Altitude Charts - Provide
aeronautical information for enroute instrument
navigation (IFR) in the low altitude stratum.
Information includes the portrayal of airways, limits of
controlled airspace, position identification and
frequencies of radio aids, selected airports, minimum
enroute and minimum obstruction clearance altitudes,
airway distances, reporting points, restricted areas, and
related data. Area charts, which are a part of this series,
furnish terminal data at a larger scale in congested
areas.
f. Enroute High Altitude Charts - Provide
aeronautical information for enroute instrument
navigation (IFR) in the high altitude stratum.
Information includes the portrayal of jet routes,
identification and frequencies of radio aids, selected
airports, distances, time zones, special use airspace,
and related information.
g. Jeppesen Area Navigation Enroute Charts -
Provide aeronautical information for flight planning
and flying, IFR or VFR, random area navigation routes
in the U.S. Depict VORTACs (and VORDMEs) with
j. Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) Charts -
Designed to expedite air traffic control arrival
procedures and to facilitate transition between enroute
and instrument approach operations. Each STAR
procedure is presented as a separate chart and may
serve a single airport or more than one airport in a
given geographical location.
k. Airport 'Taxi Charts - Designed to expedite the
efficient and safe flow of ground traffic at an airport.
These charts are identified by the official airport name:
i.e. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
aeronautical chart [ICAO] - A representation of a
portion of the earth, its culture and relief, specifically
designated to meet the requirements of air navigation.
aeronautical decision making (ADM) - A systematic
approach to the mental process used by aircraft pilots
to consistently determine the best course of action in
response to a given set of circumstances.
Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) - A primary
FAA publication whose purpose is to instruct airmen
about operating in the National Airspace System of the
U.S. It provides basic flight information, ATC
Procedures and general instructional information
concerning health, medical facts, factors affecting
flight safety, accident and hazard reporting, and types
of aeronautical charts and their use. Previously referred
to as the Airman's Information Manual.
four cardinal iadials marked with 10-mile tidks to aeronautical information publication (AIP) [ICAO]-
establish rho/ theta (distance and bearing) values for A publication issued by or with the authority of a State
describing and plotting area navigation waypoints. and containing aeronautical information of a lasting
Charts also include VORs, station declination character essential to air navigation.
VORTAC antenna elevation, FSS and ARTCC
communications, controlled airspace, minimum off-
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC) - A
route altitudes, airports, special use airspace, ARTCC
provider of transportation communications and systems
boundaries, times zones and state boundaries. Airport
engineering solutions for aviation, airports, defense,
and Facility Listings include primary airport
government, and transportation. In aviation, ARINC
coordinates, elevation, identifier and bearingldistance
provides standards for communications compatibility.
from nearby VORTACNORDME facilities including aeronautics - The science of making and flying
facility frequency, identifier, and antenna elevation.
airplanes. A term that applies to anything that is in any
h. Instrument Approach Procedures (IAP) Charts - way associated with the design, construction, or
Portray the aeronautical data which is required to operation of an aircraft. Aerodynamics and aerostatics
execute an instrument approach Lo an airport. These are both branches of aeronautics.
charts depict the procedures, including all related data,
and the airport diagram. Each procedure is designated aerosol - A liquid that is broken up into tiny drops
for use with a specific type of electronic navigation divided into extremely fine particles and dispersed or
system including NDB, TACAN, VOR, ILSI MLS, and sprayed into the air by the use of a propellant such as
RNAV. These charts are identified by the type of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, or Freon.
navigational aid(s) which provide final approach aerospace - Space from the Earth's surface extending
guidance.
outward beyond the earth into space.
i. Instrument Departure Procedure (DP) Charts -
Designed to expedite clearance delivery and to aerospace industry - That portion of our economy
facilitate transition between takeoff and enroute associated with such devices as aircraft, space ships,
operations. Each DP is presented as a separate chart missiles, and their associated parts.
and serve a single Or than One aerospace vehicle - Any controllable device capable of
in a given geographical location.
flight in the aerospace.
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