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NORDO [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Radiotelephony
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

An expression describing an inability to communicate by radio owing to the absence or failure of radio equipment.

OBS

no radio; NORDO: expression, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Radiotéléphonie
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

Expression utilisée pour indiquer l'impossibilité de communiquer par radio en raison de l'absence ou d'une panne d'équipement radio.

OBS

sans radio; NORDO : expression, abréviation et définition normalisées 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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