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PROCEDURE TURN [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

An aircraft manoeuvre in which a turn is made away from a designated track followed by a turn in the opposite direction, both turns being executed at a constant rate so as to permit the aircraft to intercept and proceed along the reciprocal of the designated track.

OBS

Procedure turns are designated "left" or "right" according to the direction of the initial turn.

OBS

Procedure turns may be designated as being made either in level flight or while descending, according to the circumstances of each individual instrument approach procedure.

OBS

procedure turn: term and definition standardized by NATO; term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

procedure turn; PT: term and abbreviation standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Manœuvre consistant en un virage (à droite ou à gauche) à partir d'un axe donné, virage suivi d'un deuxième en sens inverse qui doit amener l'aéronef à intercepter l'axe inverse de l'axe initial.

OBS

Les virages conventionnels sont dits «à gauche» ou «à droite», selon la direction du virage initial.

OBS

Les virages conventionnels peuvent être exécutés en vol horizontal ou en descente, selon les conditions d'exécution de chaque procédure.

OBS

virage conventionnel : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN; terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

virage conventionnel; PT : terme et abréviation normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
DEF

Maniobra que consiste en un viraje efectuado a partir de una derrota designada, seguido de otro en sentido contrario, de manera que la aeronave intercepte la derrota designada y pueda seguirla en sentido opuesto.

OBS

Los virajes reglamentarios se designan "a la izquierda" o "a la derecha", según el sentido en que se haga el viraje inicial.

OBS

Pueden designarse como virajes reglamentarios los que se hacen ya sea en vuelo horizontal o durante el descenso, según las circunstancias de cada procedimiento.

OBS

viraje reglamentario: término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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