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FLIGHT SERVICES [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

Flight assistance and information provided by FSSs [flight service stations] and flight information centres (FIC) for aviation safety.

OBS

Flight services include pilot briefings, flight plan (FP) acceptance and processing, aerodrome advisories, inflight communications, relay of ATC [air traffic control] clearances, assistance to aircraft in emergency situations, alerting and searches for VFR [visual flight rules] aircraft, DF [direction finding] assistance, NAVAID’s [navigation aid] monitoring, and issuance of NOTAM [notice to airmen] and surface weather observations.

OBS

flight services: term and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Assistance et information de vol que donnent les stations d’information de vol (FSS) et les centres d’information de vol (FIC) pour assurer la sécurité aéronautique.

OBS

Les services de vol comprennent notamment les exposés au pilote, l’acceptation et le traitement des plans de vol, les avis d’aérodrome, les communications en vol, le relais des autorisations ATC [contrôle de la circulation aérienne], l’assistance aux aéronefs en situations d’urgence, les services d’alerte et de recherche à l’intention des aéronefs VFR [règles de vol à vue], l’assistance DF [radiogoniométrique], la surveillance des NAVAID [aides à la navigation] et l’émission de NOTAM [avis aux navigants] et d’observations météorologiques de surface.

OBS

services de vol : terme et définition normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne.

Spanish

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