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Chapter 2 — The Air Traffic Control System

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  1. ATC — Air Traffic Control
  2. IFR — Instrument Flight Rules
  3. NAS — National Airspace System
  4. communication equipment
  5. communication procedures
  6. 136.975 MHz
  7. VHF — Very High Frequency
  8. 25 kHz spacing
  9. communications transceiver
  10. radio panel installation
  11. navigational receiver
  12. FSS — flight service stations
  13. simplex operation
  14. 122.1 MHz
  15. VOR — VHF omnidirectional range
  16. audio panel
  17. duplex operation
  18. transmitter
  19. receiver
  20. VHF Communications
  21. ADF — Automatic Direction Finder
  22. VHF Omni/Localizer
  23. DME — Distance Measuring Equipment
  24. flight deck
  25. COM1
  26. COM2
  27. ATIS — Automatic Terminal Information Service
  28. Marker Beacon
  29. 75 MHz
  30. marker beacon receiver
  31. GPS — Global Positioning System
  32. airspace boundary
  33. communications radio
  34. Fix
  35. Transponder
  36. primary returns
  37. Radar and Transponders
  38. secondary returns
  39. interrogation signals
  40. radar beacon transmitter/receiver
  41. instrument panel
  42. transponder replies
  43. beacon transmitters
  44. GPS-com unit
  45. navigation/communication radio
  46. scope
  47. transponder code
  48. Transponder Codes
  49. Ident
  50. ident button
  51. Mode C (Altitude Reporting)
  52. encoding altimeter
  53. Mode C
  54. altitude reporting
  55. ALT position
  56. blind encoder
  57. pressure altitude
  58. Kollsman window
  59. Controlled Airspace
  60. ALT
  61. Class B
  62. Class C
  63. 30-mile circle
  64. AIM — Aeronautical Information Manual
  65. phonetic pronunciation guide
  66. Pilot/Controller Glossary
  67. Clearance
  68. ATCT — airport traffic control tower
  69. TRACON — terminal radar approach control
  70. ARTCC — Air Route Traffic Control Center
  71. Flight Service Stations (FSS)
  72. pilot briefings
  73. flight plans
  74. ATC clearances
  75. NOTAMs — Notices to Airmen
  76. clearances
  77. EFAS — En Route Flight Advisory Service
  78. 1-800-WX-BRIEF
  79. RCOs — remote communication outlets
  80. GCOs — ground communication outlets
  81. NAVAIDs — navigational aids
  82. A/FD — Airport/Facility Directory
  83. sectional charts
  84. aviation weather
  85. Class G
  86. flight strips
  87. IFR clearance
  88. Clearance Void TIME
  89. departure route
  90. Release TIME
  91. ATC Towers
  92. sector
  93. clearance delivery position
  94. en route facilities
  95. ground controller
  96. pre-taxi clearance
  97. Clearance Limit
  98. departure procedure
  99. departure control frequency
  100. Center controller
  101. DP — departure procedure
  102. initial altitude
  103. C-R-A-F-T
  104. clearance delivery
  105. Departure Control
  106. approach charts
  107. instrument approach chart
  108. clearance shorthand
  109. taxi clearance
  110. Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON)
  111. Class D
  112. IFR towers
  113. VFR towers
  114. vectoring authority
  115. terminal airspace
  116. discrete radio frequency
  117. minimum vectoring altitudes (MVAs)
  118. clearance on request
  119. local controller
  120. VFR — Visual Flight Rules
  121. vectors
  122. active runways
  123. Field Elevation
  124. departure radar controller
  125. takeoff clearance
  126. terminal radar facility
  127. NM — nautical miles
  128. aeronautical charts
  129. approach controls
  130. Hold for Release
  131. release
  132. departure strip
  133. sectors
  134. departure flow
  135. Data Block
  136. ASR — Airport Surveillance Radar
  137. ARTS — Automated Radar Terminal Systems
  138. ASR-3 equipment
  139. ASR-9 equipment
  140. precipitation intensity
  141. Tower En Route Control (TEC)
  142. MSAW — Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
  143. Nonprecision Approach
  144. Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
  145. en route structure
  146. ARSR — Air Route Surveillance Radar
  147. weather display
  148. TEC — Tower En Route Control
  149. Center
  150. Center Approach/Departure Control
  151. MVA — Minimum Vectoring Altitude
  152. Radar Contact
  153. climb gradient
  154. FPNM — feet per nautical mile
  155. ASR-3
  156. ASR-9
  157. Precipitation
  158. weather avoidance
  159. Icing
  160. En Route Charts
  161. MSAW — Minimum Safe Altitude Warnings
  162. terrain clearance
  163. ARTS III — Automated Radar Terminal System
  164. DBRITE — Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment
  165. Airport Surveillance Radar
  166. beacon signals
  167. Outer Marker
  168. arrival/departure tabular list
  169. VOR location
  170. downwind alignment guide
  171. ILS 28R
  172. Radar Approach Control Area
  173. Proceed direct
  174. Waypoint
  175. Intersection
  176. Navaid
  177. terrain and obstacle clearance
  178. standard climb gradient
  179. AGL — above ground level
  180. direct route
  181. Minimum IFR Altitude
  182. vectors to final
  183. intercept headings
  184. obstacle clearance
  185. Approach/Departure control services
  186. vectoring
  187. ATC Inflight Weather Avoidance Assistance
  188. ATC Radar Weather Displays
  189. dBZ
  190. 14 CFR part 91
  191. VIRGA
  192. WARP — Weather and Radar Processor
  193. hazardous weather
  194. NEXRAD
  195. narrowband ARSR
  196. Moderate
  197. HEAVY
  198. Extreme
  199. Turbulence
  200. convective activity
  201. Weather Avoidance Assistance
  202. Weather Advisory
  203. deviate off course
  204. alternate course of action
  205. emergency authority
  206. radar weather processors
  207. dBZ — radar reflectivity factor
  208. Light
  209. INTENSITY UNKNOWN
  210. thunderstorms
  211. safety alerts
  212. Chaff
  213. FPM — feet per minute
  214. IMC — Instrument Meteorological Conditions
  215. VMC — Visual Meteorological Conditions
  216. Approach Control Facility
  217. Terminal Area
  218. ILS — Instrument Landing System
  219. LDA — localizer-type directional aid
  220. parallel runway approaches
  221. MSSR — Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar
  222. airborne radar
  223. PIREP — pilot report
  224. SSR-equipped aircraft
  225. LDA approaches
  226. Approach Control Advances
  227. PRM — Precision Runway Monitor
  228. high-resolution ATC displays
  229. PRM-certified controllers
  230. PRM Radar
  231. 14 CFR part 91 section 91.3
  232. Parallel Runways
  233. departure and arrival routes
  234. NTZ — No Transgression Zone
  235. final approach courses
  236. PRM Benefits
  237. dual approaches
  238. weather briefing
  239. preflight
  240. departure clearance
  241. Airport Advisory Area
  242. AFSS — automated flight service station
  243. UNICOM
  244. Approach/Departure Control
  245. CTAF — Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
  246. Multicom
  247. Ground Control
  248. HIWAS — Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service
  249. 123.6 MHz
  250. 122.0 MHz
  251. instrument enroute charts
  252. terminal control area charts
  253. Altimeter Setting
  254. Approach
  255. VFR traffic advisories
  256. Tower
  257. 122.9 MHz
  258. FLIGHT WATCH
  259. taxi instructions
  260. hand-off
  261. Letters of Agreement (LOA)
  262. hand-offs
  263. LOA — Letters of Agreement
  264. FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
  265. en route chart
  266. hand-off procedure