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A NAVAID used for nonprecision instrument approaches with utility and accuracy comparable to a localizer but which is not a part of a complete ILS and is not aligned with the runway. Some LDAs are equipped with a glideslope.
Industry:Aviation
The last layer of the atmosphere that begins above the mesosphere and gradually fades away into space.
Industry:Aviation
Preplanned IFR ATC departure, published for pilot use, in textual and graphic format.
Industry:Aviation
A physician with training in aviation medicine designated by the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI).
Industry:Aviation
Nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) compass locator, collocated with a middle marker (MM).
Industry:Aviation
The theoretical height above the runway threshold at which the aircraft’s glideslope antenna would be if the aircraft maintained the trajectory established by the mean ILS glideslope or MLS glidepath.
Industry:Aviation
The direct transformation of a gas to a solid state, in which the liquid state is bypassed. Some sources use sublimation to describe this process instead of deposition.
Industry:Aviation
The embodiment of personal traits and characteristics of an individual that are set at a very early age and extremely resistant to change.
Industry:Aviation
Observation of current surface weather reported in a standard international format.
Industry:Aviation
NDB compass locator, collocated with an outer marker (OM).
Industry:Aviation
