VFR weather: In aviation terminology, weather conditions which are good enough to allow the operation of aircraft under Visual Flight Rules: the bases of clouds covering six-tenths of the sky or more ...

A: "Information“ informs the controller that the pilot has received and understood the Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) weather and information broadcast. The broadcast is given a letter ...

A AC -- Advisory circular ACARS -- Airline communications addressing and reporting system ACAS -- Aircraft collision avoidance system ADC -- Air data computer ADI -- Attitude direction indicator ADS - ...

Even the pilot emergency call of “mayday” is derived from the French m’aidez (help me), meaning I am in grave and imminent danger and need immediate assistance. In the old Morse code this was SOS ...

Mumbai, Jul 22 (PTI) Just seconds before the ill-fated Air India plane crashed into a building in Ahmedabad on June 12, one of the pilots transmitted the call sign 'MAYDAY MAYDAY, MAYDAY' to the air ...

The committee suggested that the aviation administration replace words and phrases including “cockpit” and “man-made” with terms like “flight deck” and “manufactured.” By Isabella Grullón Paz A ...

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VFR weather: In aviation terminology, weather conditions in which the bases of clouds covering six-tenths of the sky or more are above 3,000 feet, and horizontal visibility is greater than three miles ...