approach control procedure
1Approach lighting system — The approach lighting system of Bremen Airport An approach lighting system, or ALS, is a lighting system installed on the approach end of an airport runway and consisting of a series of lightbars, strobe lights, or a combination of the two that… …
2Control (management) — Controlling is one of the managerial functions like planning, organizing, staffing and directing. It is an important function because it helps to check the errors and to take the corrective action so that deviation from standards are minimized… …
3approach clearance — Authorization issued by air traffic control to the pilot of an aircraft for landing under instrument flight rules. The type of instrument approach procedure (IAP), along with other pertinent information, is provided in the approach clearance when …
4Air traffic control — For the Canadian musical group, see Air Traffic Control (band). Airport Traffic Control Towers (ATCTs) at Amsterdam s Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands …
5Standing operating procedure — The terms standard operating procedure and standing operating procedure, both abbreviated as SOP, are used in a variety of different contexts: healthcare, education, industry, military, etc.General UseA standard operating procedure is a set of… …
6Change control — within Quality management systems (QMS) and Information Technology (IT) systems is a formal process used to ensure that changes to a product or system are introduced in a controlled and coordinated manner. It reduces the possibility that… …
7Instrument approach — Terminal procedures for an ILS approach in the United States. (The disclaimers shown in red in the illustration do not appear on the original approach plate.) For aircraft operating under instrument flight rules (IFR), an instrument approach or… …
8Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points — (HACCP) is a systematic preventive approach to food safety and pharmaceutical safety that addresses physical, chemical, and biological hazards as a means of prevention rather than finished product inspection. HACCP is used in the food industry to …
9final approach fix — The fix and/or waypoint located on the final approach course of an instrument approach procedure prior to the point of the glide path intercept on a precision approach procedure; prior to the final approach fix on a nonprecision approach… …
10birth control — regulation of the number of children born through the deliberate control or prevention of conception. Cf. family planning (def. 1). [1914, Amer.] * * * Voluntary limiting of human reproduction, using such means as contraception, sexual abstinence …
