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International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
by airterms | Jun 17, 2020 | Abbreviations, Other, Terminology | 0 |
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)
by airterms | Jun 17, 2020 | Abbreviations, Other, Terminology | 0 |
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 MoreMoiré Pattern
by airterms | Nov 12, 2019 | Other, Terminology | 0 |
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...
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