Fr: vent de travers
crosswind component
The wind component measured in knots at 90° to the longitudinal axis of the runway.
Fr: composante de vent de travers
crosswind leg
A flight path at right angles to the landing runway of its upwind end.
Fr: étape vent de travers
cruising altitude The altitude, as shown by a constant altimeter indication in relation to a fixed and defined datum, maintained during a flight or portion thereof. Fr: altitude de croisière
CTA Abbreviation for: control area Fr: CTA
CTR ICAO: Abbreviation for: control zone Fr: CTR
customs notification service U.S.: The service provided by ATS to Customs officials at certain “ports of entry” for advance notification of transborder flights. Note: In Canada, this service is provided only to aircraft travelling to the U.S.
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abbreviation: ADCUS service
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see also: “Advise customs” and CANPASS
CVA Abbreviation for: charted visual approach Fr: CVA
CVFP U.S.: Abbreviation for: charted visual flight procedure approach
. see: charted visual approach (CVA)
CVFR flight Other expression for: controlled VFR flight
CWA U.S.: Abbreviation for: Center Weather Advisory
CZ Abbreviation for: control zone Fr: CZ
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DA Abbreviation for: decision altitude Fr: DA
danger area An airspace of defined dimensions above international waters within which activities dangerous to the flight of non-participating aircraft could take place at specified times. Fr: zone dangereuse
dangerous goods
Articles or substances that could pose a significant risk to health, safety, property or the environment.
Fr: marchandises dangereuses
data link ATIS
An automatic terminal information service (ATIS) provided by data link.
. abbreviation: D-ATIS
Fr: ATIS par liaison de données
data link initiation capability The function of a communication system which provides the necessary information to enable data link communications between ATS ground and aircraft systems and includes features such as log-on, update, contact and ground forward. It is the access mode for the provision of automatic dependent surveillance (ADS) and controller-pilot data link communications (CPDLC).
. abbreviation: DLIC
Fr: capacité d’amor.age de la liaison de données
data link VOLMET
In-flight meteorological information provided by data link.
. abbreviation: D-VOLMET
Fr: VOLMET par liaison de données
date-time group A combination of the date and time in a single six-figure group. When used in the text of a NOTAM, it is composed of ten figures, e.g. 9501191200. The first two digits indicate the year; the second two, the month; the third two, the day; and the last four, the hour and the minutes. Fr: groupe date-heure
D-ATIS Abbreviation for: data link ATIS Fr: D-ATIS
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