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Arkansas Aviation Operation Plan Glossary of Terms A Arkansas Aviation Operations –March 2014 Glossary of Terms Glossary v1.r1 Arkansas Aviation Operation Plan Glossary of Terms A ABORT To terminate a preplanned aircraft maneuver; e.g. an aborted takeoff 29 ADVISORY FREQUENCY The appropriate frequency to be used for Airport Advisory Service 29 AIR CARRIER A person who undertakes directly by lease, or other arrangement, to engage in air transportation.30 AIRCRAFT CATERGORY The term “category,” as used with respect to the certification of aircraft, means a grouping of aircraft based on their intended use or operating limitations, for example, normal, utility, acrobatic, or primary. For purposes of this order, gliders and balloons will be referred to as categories rather than classifications.30 AIR TRAFFIC Aircraft operating in the air or on an airport surface, exclusive of loading ramps and parking areas 29 AIR TRAFFIC CLEARANCE An authorization by air traffic control for the purpose of preventing collision between known aircraft, for an aircraft to proceed under specified traffic conditions within controlled airspace. The pilot-in-command of an aircraft may not deviate from the provisions of a visual flight rules (VFR) or instrument flight rules (IFR) air traffic clearance except in an emergency or unless an amended clearance has been obtained 29 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL A service operated by appropriate authority to promote the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic 29 AIRPORT MARKING AID Markings used on runway and taxiway surfaces to identify a specific runway, a runway threshold, a centerline, a hold line, etc. A runway should be marked in accordance with its present usage such as: a. Visual. b. Non-precision instrument. c. Precision instrument 29 Page 1 Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Arkansas Aviation Operations –March 2014 Glossary of Terms Glossary v1.r1 AIRPORT REFERENCE POINT (ARP) Approximate geometric center of all usable runway surfaces 29 AIRSPACE CONFLICT Predicted conflict of an aircraft and active Special Activity Airspace (SAA) 29 AERONAUTICAL BEACON A visual NAVAID displaying flashes of white and/or colored light to indicate the location of an airport, a heliport, a landmark, a certain point of a Federal airway in mountainous terrain, or an obstruction 29 AERONAUTICAL CHART A map used in air navigation containing all or part of the topographic features, hazards and obstructions, navigation aids, navigation routes, designated airspace, and airports 29 AERO-MEDICAL EVACUATION (AE) Movement of patients under medical supervision to and between medical treatment facilities by air transportation1 AIR COORDINATION GROUP Establishes policies and provides for coordinating state, federal and volunteer organizations’ air response to disasters or emergencies 31 AIR GROUP COORDINATOR The ADA Assistant Director will assume the role of the Air Group Coordinator 31 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICE A service provided for the purpose of the following: a. preventing collisions: (1) between aircraft and (2) on the maneuvering area between aircraft and obstructions; and b. expediting and maintaining an orderly flow of air traffic.2 APRON Defined area, on a land aerodrome, intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of loading or unloading passengers, mail or cargo, refueling, parking or maintenance 29 ATC ASSIGNED AIR SPACE Air space of defined vertical/lateral limits, assigned by ATC, for the purpose of providing air traffic segregation between the specified activities being conducted within the assigned airspace and other IFR air traffic 29 1 Joint Publication 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and AsSEOCiated Terms, October 17, 2008 2 Federal Aviation Administration, Pilot/Controller Glossary, March 12, 2009 Page 2 Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Arkansas Aviation Operations –March 2014 Glossary of Terms Glossary v1.r1 ATC SECURITY TRACKING Continuous tracking of aircraft movement by an ATC facility in support of the DHS, the DOD, or other security elements for national security using radar (i.e., radar tracking) or other means (e.g., manual tracking) without providing basic radar services (including traffic advisories) or other ATC services not defined in this section 29 ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICS (ADA) The ADA, is integral part of Emergency Support Function #1 – Transportation Annex (ESF #1) to the State of Arkansas Emergency Operations Plan (AR EOP), and acts as the State Aviation Director and is the Air Coordinator for the ACG. The AHTD is the lead agency for (ESF #1) Transportation in the Arkansas Emergency Operations Plan. AHTD may assume control of intact surface transportation routes and facilitate restoration of surface roads serving airports 31 Arkansas Airport Operators Association (AAOA) Represents the owners, operators, and users of the 90 public use airports located throughout the State of Arkansas31 Auto-Gas Fuel used for ground transportation B BASE LEG A flight path at right angles to the landing runway off its approach end. The base leg normally extends from the downwind leg to the intersection of the extended runway centerline30 BELOW MINIMUMS Weather conditions below the minimums prescribed by regulation for the particular action involved; e.g., landing minimums, takeoff minimums 30 C CEILING Heights above the earth’s surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena that is reported as “broken,” “overcast,” or “obscuration,” and not classified as “thin” or “partial.” 29 CONTINGENCY RESPONSE AIR SUPPORT SCHEDULE Is a visibility document of all participating aircraft operating in airspace control area, to include both Joint Forces Commander (JFC) and non-JFC assets. Page 3 Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Arkansas Aviation Operations –March 2014 Glossary of Terms Glossary v1.r1 CREW MEMBER A person assigned to perform duty in an aircraft during flight time.3 COMMAND AND CONTROL (C2) The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission. Command and control functions are performed through an arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and procedures employed by a commander in planning, directing, coordinating, and controlling forces and operations in the accomplishment of the mission.3 COMPANY AIRCRAFT An aircraft owned by a corporation, a private business, a non- profit organization, or union that is not engaged in public commercial aviation purposes or for hire to the general public 29 CONTROLLED AIR SPACE Air space of defined dimensions within which ATC service is provided to IFR flights and to VFR flights in accordance with the airspace classification. It is also the airspace within which all aircraft operators are subject to certain pilot qualifications, operating rules, and equipment requirements in 14 CFR part 91 (for specific operating requirements, please refer to 14 CFR part 91). For IFR operations in any class of controlled airspace, a pilot must file an IFR flight plan and receive an appropriate ATC clearance. Each Class B, Class C, and Class D airspace area designated for an airport contains at least one primary airport around which the airspace is designated (for specific designations and descriptions of the airspace classes, please refer to 14 CFR part 71). 29 COORDINATE To systematically advance an analysis and exchange of information among principals who have or may have a need to know certain information to carry out specific incident management responsibilities. 29 CROSSWIND When used concerning wind conditions, the word means a wind not parallel to the runway or the path of an aircraft 29 CROSSWIND LEG A flight path at right angles to the landing runway off its upwind end 29 D DEAD RECKONING Dead reckoning, as applied to flying, is the navigation of an airplane solely by means of computations based on airspeed, course, heading, wind direction, and speed, groundspeed, and elapsed time 29 3 Joint Publication 1, Joint Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States, March 20, 2009 Page 4 Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Arkansas Aviation Operations –March 2014 Glossary of Terms Glossary v1.r1 DEFENSE COORDINATING OFFICER (DCO) Individual who serves as the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) single point of contact at the Joint Field Office (JFO) for requesting assistance from DOD, With few exceptions, requests for Defense Support of Civil Authorities originating at the JFO are coordinated with and processed through the DCO. The DCO may have a Defense Coordinating Element (DCE) consisting of a staff and military liaison officers to facilitate coordination and support to activated Emergency Support Functions. 29 DEFENSE SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES (DSCA) Support provided by U.S. military forces (Regular, Reserve, and National Guard), DOD civilians, DOD contract personnel, and DOD agency and component assets in response to requests for assistance from civilian federal, state, local, and tribal authorities for domestic emergencies, designated law enforcement support, and other domestic activities. 29 DISPLACED THRESHOLD A threshold that is located at a point on the runway other than the designated beginning of the runway 29 DOWNWIND LEG Flight path parallel to the landing runway in the direction opposite to landing, the downwind leg normally extends between the crosswind leg and the base leg 29 DYNAMIC RESTRICTIONS Those restrictions imposed by the local facility on an “as needed” basis to manage unpredictable fluctuations in traffic demands 29 E
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