Glossary

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A

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast

Airmen's Meteorological Information

Air Traffic Control

Automatic Terminal Information Service

Airline Transport Pilot Licence

B

Blinde uitzending

C

Cloud And Visibility OK

Commercial Pilot Licence

D

Dichtheidshoogte

Distance Measuring Equipment

E

Emergency Locator Transmitter

F

Flight Information Region

G

Global Navigation Satellite System

H

I

International Civil Aviation Organization

Instrument Flight Rules

Instrument Landing System

International Standard Atmosphere

K

L

Leesbaarheidsschaal

Line up and wait

M

Magnetische variatie

Meteorological Aerodrome Report

Missed approach

Mean Sea Level / Above Ground Level

N

Non-Directional Beacon

Notice to Air Missions

O

P

Precision Approach Path Indicator

Pilot in Command

Private Pilot Licence

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

traffic circuit

Transition altitude

Transition level

typebevoegdheid

V

Verplaatste drempel

Visual Flight Rules

Very High Frequency

VHF Omnidirectional Range

W

Transponder

Equipment

An aircraft radio that replies to radar interrogations with an identifying code (squawk) and, in Mode C/S, altitude. It makes the aircraft show up clearly on the controller’s screen.

Also known as

xpdrmode smode c

See also

Squawk Squawk codes 7500/7600/7700

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