Category: Terminology
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
The International Civil Aviation Organization is an agency in the United Nations. It manages, standardizes, and recommends practices in regards to air transport. It was created in 1944 with the Chicago Convention on...
Read MoreNotice to Airmen (NOTAM)
A NOTAM is a notice created and compiled by local aviation authorities with the purpose of alerting pilots of any potential hazards or other essential information regarding flight operations. Commercial airline pilots often...
Read MoreAltimeter (ALT)
The altimeter is a flight instrument used to tell the altitude of an aircraft. The term, altimeter, can be used to describe both the analog and digital versions. The digital versions of an altimeter can usually be found on the...
Read MoreMoiré Pattern
The Moiré effect was a visual effect previously used in beacons along shorelines to indicate underwater hazards. A Moire effect is what happens as a result of moiré patterns, patterns you appear to see when two similar but...
Read MoreAdvanced Visual Docking Guidance System (A-VDGS)
An Advanced Visual Docking Guidance System (A-VDGS) is a stand guidance system that is an evolution of a Visual Docking Guidance System (VDGS). A-VDGS systems use more sophisticated electronic systems to determine the location...
Read MoreVisual Docking Guidance System (VDGS)
A Visual Docking Guidance System (VDGS) is a stand guidance system that usually consists of an Azimuth Guidance for Nose-in Stands (AGNIS) along with Parallax Aircraft Parking Aid (PAPA). The light bars on the AGNIS display one...
Read MoreStand Guidance System
A stand guidance system, Visual Docking Guidance System (VDGS) or Advanced Visual Docking Guidance System (A-VDGS) is a system that assists pilots to park an aircraft in an airport stand. Most large international airports have...
Read MoreElectronic Flight Bag (EFB)
An EFB or electronic flight bag is an electronic alternative or replacement for regular paper flight bags. They contain information, such as NOTAMs, aircraft operating manuals, flight-crew operating manuals, and navigational...
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