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AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE RADAR APPROACH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-08-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Traffic Control
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- holding stack
1, record 1, English, holding%20stack
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stack 2, record 1, English, stack
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A number of aircraft holding at a common fix with vertical separation. 3, record 1, English, - holding%20stack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An aircraft leaves the holding stack(a series of elliptical patterns flown at assigned altitudes while awaiting clearance to land), if there is one, and approaches a runway through an outer and an inner marker. Airport surveillance radar and approach lights are used to assist the pilot. 4, record 1, English, - holding%20stack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
holding stack: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 5, record 1, English, - holding%20stack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
holding stack; stack: terms and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee. 6, record 1, English, - holding%20stack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Circulation et trafic aériens
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pile d'attente
1, record 1, French, pile%20d%27attente
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pile 2, record 1, French, pile
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- file d'attente 3, record 1, French, file%20d%27attente
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des aéronefs évoluant à diverses altitudes sur des trajectoires d'attente dans un espace spécifié par le contrôle de la circulation aérienne. 4, record 1, French, - pile%20d%27attente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si plusieurs aéronefs sont en attente, ils circulent sur leurs «hippodromes» respectifs, en formant une pile d'attente où leurs altitudes s'étagent de 300 en 300 m. 3, record 1, French, - pile%20d%27attente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pile d'attente : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 5, record 1, French, - pile%20d%27attente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pile d'attente; pile : termes normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne. 6, record 1, French, - pile%20d%27attente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Control de tránsito aéreo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pila de espera
1, record 1, Spanish, pila%20de%20espera
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pila de espera: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 1, Spanish, - pila%20de%20espera
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