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ACAS - Answers Airborne Collision Avoidance System
An aircraft system based on transponder signals that operates independently of ground-based
equipment and is intended to provide aural and visual alerts to a flight crew on the risk of collision with
an approaching aircraft equipped with a transponder
Act - Answers Aeronautics Act
Aeroplane - Answers A power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft that derives its lift in flight from
aerodynamic reactions on surfaces that remain fixed during flight.
AGL - Answers Above Ground Level
Air operator Certificate - Answers A certificate issued under Part VII that authorizes the holder of the
certificate to operate a commercial air service
Air Traffic Control Clarence - Answers An authorization issued by an air traffic control unit that
authorizes an aircraft to proceed within controlled airspace in accordance with the conditions specified
by that unit
Air Traffic Control Instruction - Answers A directive issued by an air traffic control unit for air traffic
control purposes
Aircraft Flight Manual - Answers A manual, requirements for which may be established by the Minister
in Part V, that contains information in respect of an aircraft
Airport - Answers An aerodrome in respect of which an airport certificate issued under Subpart 2 of Part
III is in
force
Airworthiness Directive - Answers An instruction issued by
the Minister or by a civil aviation authority responsible
for an aeronautical product type design that mandates a
maintenance or operation action to ensure that an aeronautical product conforms to its type design and
is in a
condition for safe operation
, Airworthiness Limitation - Answers A limitation applicable to an aeronautical product, in the form of a
life limit or a maintenance task that is mandatory as a condition of the type certificate
Airworthy - Answers In respect of an aeronautical product, means
in a fit and safe state for flight and in conformity with its
type design
ATS - Answers Air Traffic Services includes air traffic control
services, advisory services and flight information services
Canadian Technical Standard Order (CAN-TSO) Design Approval - Answers A document issued by the
Minister to record the approval of the type design of an appliance
or a part identified in the document by a model number, by a part number or by some other
identification unique to the appliance or part, and includes a type approval for an aircraft appliance
issued before October 10, 1996 under section 214 of the Air Regulations and a type certificate for an
aircraft appliance issued before December 1,
2009 under section 511.11 or 511.21
CAT II Minima - Answers In respect of an aerodrome, means the
minima specified in the Canada Air Pilot for a CAT II
precision approach to a runway at that aerodrome
CAT III Minima - Answers In respect of an aerodrome, means the
minima specified in the Canada Air Pilot for a CAT III precision approach to a runway at that aerodrome.
Category - Answers (a) when used in reference to flight crew licensing, the classification of aircraft as an
aeroplane, a balloon, a glider, a gyroplane, a helicopter or an ultra-light aeroplane, and
(b) when used in reference to the certification of aircraft, a grouping of aircraft based upon intended use
or operating limitations such as normal, utility, aerobatic, commuter and transport
Class - Answers In relation to the classification of aeroplanes,
means aeroplanes having similar operating characteristics to single-engined aeroplanes, multi-engined
aeroplanes, centre-line thrust aeroplanes, land aeroplanes or
sea aeroplanes