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19 Cards in this Set
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Define an Airway |
An airway is a legally define corridor that connects one specified location to another at a specific altitude, along which an Air System that meets the requirements of the airway may be flown |
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Define an Airfield |
An airfield is an area of land set aside for the take-off, landing and maintenance of aircraft |
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Describe Latitude and Longitude |
Lines of latitude measure North-South positions between the poles Lines of Longitude run between the North and South poles and measure East-West position |
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Define a Flight Information Region (FIR) |
Airspace of defined dimensions within which a flight information service is provided |
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Name the 2 FIRs that comprise UK airspace and provide some of their details |
London and Scottish FIR Seperated at 55 degrees North Effective from surface level to below FL 245 |
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Define a Danger Area |
Airspace that has been notified as such, within which activities dangerous to Air Systems may take place or exist at such times as may be notified |
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Define an Air-to-Air Refuelling Area (AARA) |
Areas that contain the process of transferring aviation fuel from one military Air System (Tanker) to another (Receiver) during flight (Air-to-Air Refuelling) |
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Define a Provost Marshall Prohibited Area (PMPA) |
Airspace of defined dimensions established by the RAF Provost Marshall within which the flight of military Air Systems is prohibited in accordance with specific conditions |
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Define a Provost Marshall Restricted Area (PMRA) |
Airspace of defined dimensions within which the flight of military Air Systems is restricted in accordance with specific conditions |
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Describe a Parachute Jumping Area (PJA) |
Indicated on a map with a parachute symbol circled with a grey hashed line The top height from which personnel may be deployed is also indicated Used by multi-national forces and also used as training areas for para-drops that may be used in Theatre |
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Describe a reporting point |
Used to assist pilots with navigation along an Airway Air Systems may join or leave an airway at a reporting point Reporting point positions can be found in the European Waypoint Directory and on En-route Charts |
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Define Regional Pressure Settings |
Areas where observed QNH, instead of RPS, is used during the operating hours of Northern North Sea RADAR services |
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Describe Maximum Elevation Figures (MEFs) |
Found on charts, one in each grid square, indicates the maximum elevation in feet within that grid square |
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Describe a Military Air Traffic Zone (MATZ) |
An area that surrounds an Air System during its vulnerable stages of take-off and landing Seen as a solid green area surrounded by a hashed grey line, some have protruding areas called stubs |
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Describe a Beacon |
Many different uses, including enabling the pilot to accurately fix their position in relation to a beacon and to assist aircrew in their approach and let-down at an aerodrome As Reporting Points, Beacons are loacated in the EWD, which provided the name and geographical coordinates as well as the country where each beacon is located |
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Describe the Grenwich Meridian |
The "zero point" used when measuring Longitude (00E) |
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Describe a Low Flying Area |
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Describe Glider/Micro-light sites |
Annotated on Low Flying Charts (LFCs) with solid blue circles depicting a nautical mile radius that the activity will be held within and a letter depicting the type of activity It is important to understand these as any low level flight undertaken by aircrew that infringe on these areas could have flight safety implications |
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Describe a Wind Farm |
A group of wind turbines used to generate electricity, the location of which can be found on a LFC, indicating the uppermost height of that particular portion of the wind farm |
