Word Part of Speech Example
airborne Adjective We are now airborne leaving two thousand feet.
airspace Noun The aircraft is now leaving military airspace.
airway Noun The aircraft will fly over numerous navaids when flying along this airway.
approach Noun The Cessna one eighty two will be flying the full NDB approach to runway three six.
avionics Noun Pilots use a plane's avionics to communicate and navigate.
beacon Noun Controlled airports normally have a rotating beacon (white and green light) to assist in visual navigation.
chart Noun A commercial pilot normally carries a number of charts, such as high and low airway charts, as well as arrival and departure charts.
computer Noun Most commercial aircraft are now reliant on computer systems to fly airways and maintain altitude.
cross-country Adjective, Adverb Pilots flying visually cross-country usually use topographical maps.
departure Noun IFR pilots use standard instrument departure procedures published on flight charts.
direction finding Adjective phrase Direction finding equipment is seldom used these days.
display Noun A radar display can be found in an Air Traffic Control facility, in a cockpit, or in a weather office.
distance measuring equipment Noun phrase Distance measuring equipment (DME) is a ground-based electronic pulse that is based on a slant range from the facility to the aircraft.
emergency locator transmitter Noun phrase An emergency locator transmitter (ELT) is normally located in an aircraft of any size to assist in the event of an aircraft accident.
flight information region Noun phrase The flight information region (FIR) is depicted on air navigation charts.
flight management system Noun phrase Flight management systems (FMSs) are normally installed in larger aircraft and are designed to manage the flight systems of that aircraft.
glide slope Noun The glide slope is part of the instrument landing system (ILS).
Global Positioning System Noun (name) Global Positioning System (GPS) is being installed on virtually all aircraft to assist pilots' navigation.
instrument landing system Noun phrase An instrument landing system (ILS) consists of a localizer, the glide slope, and ground-based markers for distance from landing.
instrumentation Noun, Adjective The pilots refers to his instrumentation panel when navigating airways.
light gun Noun The tower controller had to use the light gun to communicate with the aircraft.
localizer Noun The pilot flew a localizer approach because the glide slope was out of service.
navigational aid Noun  The airway system is made up of several navigational aids.
navigation Noun Navigation in modern airspace has been simplified with the introduction of GPS.
non-directional beacon Noun The non-directional beacon (NDB) airways were an early form of air navigation.
planning Noun Planning a cross-country trip requires a number of navigation charts.
radar Noun Radar is an important part of the air navigation system.
radial Adjective To remain on the airway centreline the aircraft flew to zero five four radial.
safety Noun Air navigation authorities make safety their number one priority.
satellite Noun The GPS system is based on triangulating satellite information.
standard instrument departure Noun phrase Standard instrument departure (SID) procedures include separation from obstacles.
standard terminal arrival route Noun phrase Some standard terminal arrival routes (STARs) include descent profile and turns to final.
strobe Noun The pilot was flying in bad weather when he observed the strobe lights at the end of the runway.
technician Noun Technicians are an integral part of maintaining the airways system.
technology Noun Modern technology is reducing the cost of developing and maintaining the air navigation system worldwide.
vector Noun, Verb The aircraft was vectored to the final approach course.
very high frequency omni-directional range (combined with) tactical air navigation Noun phrase VORTAC is a very good navigation aid allowing a pilot to obtain both radial and distance to or from a facility.
very high frequency omni-directional range Noun phrase The VOR is the basic component of the air navigation system.
very high frequency Adjective phrase The airway structure is normally made up of the VHF radials and GPS.
visual approach slope indicator system Noun phrase The pilot was correcting his descent as he showed slightly high on VASIS.
weather Noun Pilots on the airway Victor three hundred are requesting weather deviations.
workload Noun The introduction of GPS has reduced pilot and controller workload.

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