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localizer type directional aid [1 record]

Record 1 2012-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
DEF

A NAVAID [navigation aid] which is used for non-precision instrument approaches with utility and accuracy comparable to a localizer but which is not a part of a complete instrument landing system (ILS) and is not aligned with the runway.

OBS

localizer type directional aid; LDA: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

Key term(s)
  • localiser type directional aid
  • localiser directional aid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
DEF

NAVAID [aide à la navigation] utilisée pour les approches aux instruments de non-précision dont l'utilité et l'exactitude sont comparables à celles d'un radiophare d'alignement de piste (LOC ou LCZR), mais qui ne fait pas partie d'un système ILS [système d'atterrissage aux instruments] complet et n'est pas alignée avec la piste.

Spanish

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