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OBSTACLE CLEARANCE LIMIT [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Safety
  • Air Traffic Control
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

The height above the aerodrome elevation below which the minimum prescribed vertical clearance cannot be maintained either on approach or in the event of a missed approach.

OBS

obstacle clearance limit; OCL: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee; term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Hauteur au-dessus de l'altitude d'aérodrome, au-dessous de laquelle la marge verticale minimale de franchissement d'obstacles prescrite ne peut être respectée pendant l'approche ou en cas d'approche interrompue (MA).

OBS

hauteur limite de franchissement d'obstacles; OCL : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne; terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI) et par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
DEF

Altura sobre la elevación del aeródromo por debajo de la cual no puede mantenerse el margen vertical mínimo prescrito, ya sea [durante la aproximación o] en la aproximación frustrada.

OBS

límite de franqueamiento de obstáculos; OLC: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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