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prudent limit of patrol [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flights (Air Transport)
  • Air Safety
DEF

The time at which an aircraft must depart from its operational area in order to return to its base and arrive there with a given safety margin (usually 20 p.c.) of fuel reserve for bad weather diversions.

OBS

prudent limit of patrol: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vols (Transport aérien)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
DEF

Heure à laquelle un aéronef doit abandonner sa zone d'opérations pour rentrer à sa base et pour y arriver avec une réserve de carburant (généralement 20 %) suffisante pour autoriser un déroutement en cas de mauvaises conditions météorologiques.

OBS

heure-limite de sécurité sur zone : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vuelos (Transporte aéreo)
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
DEF

Hora a la que un avión debe abandonar su zona de acción para volver a su base y alcanzarla dentro de unos márgenes de seguridad (normalmente el 20%) de combustible de reserva con objeto de prevenir alteraciones de su ruta a causa de condiciones meteorológicas adversas.

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