Glossary

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A

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast

Airmen's Meteorological Information

Altitud de densidad

Altitud de transición

Aproximación final

Air Traffic Control

Automatic Terminal Information Service

Airline Transport Pilot Licence

Á

Ángulo de ataque

B

C

calle de rodaje

Cloud And Visibility OK

circuito de tráfico

Comprobación de radio

Commercial Pilot Licence

D

Distance Measuring Equipment

E

Emergency Locator Transmitter

Escala de legibilidad

F

Flight Information Region

G

Global Navigation Satellite System

H

habilitación de tipo

I

International Civil Aviation Organization

Instrument Flight Rules

Instrument Landing System

International Standard Atmosphere

L

Line up and wait

M

Meteorological Aerodrome Report

Missed approach

Mean Sea Level / Above Ground Level

N

Non-Directional Beacon

nivel de transición

Notice to Air Missions

O

P

Precision Approach Path Indicator

Pilot in Command

Private Pilot Licence

Punto de espera

Q

R

Area Navigation

Runway incursion

Runway Visual Range

S

Significant Meteorological Information

Squawk codes 7500/7600/7700

T

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Traffic Collision Avoidance System

Terminal Control Area

Transmisión ciega

U

Umbral desplazado

V

Variación magnética

Visual Flight Rules

Very High Frequency

VHF Omnidirectional Range

W

QNH

Weather

The altimeter setting that makes the altimeter read height above mean sea level. Set to QNH, the instrument shows your altitude and reads aerodrome elevation on the ground.

Also known as

altimeter setting

See also

QFE Flight Level MSL / AGL

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