flight information service system
1Automatic Terminal Information Service — Automatic Terminal Information Service, or ATIS, is a continuous broadcast of recorded noncontrol information in busier terminal (i.e. airport) areas. ATIS broadcasts contain essential information, such as weather information, which runways are… …
2Foreign Broadcast Information Service — (FBIS) is an open source intelligence component of the CIA s Directorate of Science and Technology that monitors, translates, and disseminates within the US Government openly available news and information from non US media sources. Its… …
3Aeronautical Information Service — Der Flugberatungsdienst (engl. Aeronautical Information Service, gebr. Abk. AIS) ist zuständig für die Bereitstellung und den Austausch von Informationen zur Planung und Durchführung von Flügen durch Publikationen und Beratung vor dem Flug. Er… …
4Flight service station — A flight service station (FSS) is an air traffic facility that provides information and services to aircraft pilots before, during, and after flights, but unlike air traffic control, is not responsible for giving instructions or clearances or… …
5Flight controller — Flight controllers are personnel who aid in the operations of a space flight, working in Mission Control Centers such as NASA s Mission Control Center, or ESA s Operations Center. Flight controllers sit at computer consoles and use telemetry to… …
6Flight control modes (electronic) — New aircraft designs like this Boeing 777 rely on sophisticated flight computers to aid and protect the aircraft in flight. These are governed by computational laws which assign flight control modes during flight Aircraft with fly by wire flight… …
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8Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 — Infobox Airliner accident|name=Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 Date=August 29, 1996 Type=Controlled flight into terrain Site=Operafjellet mountain, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Fatalities=141 Injuries=0 Aircraft Type=Tupolev Tu 154M Operator=Vnukovo… …
9Aeronautical Fixed Service — (AFS) bezeichnet einen Telekommunikationsdienst im Flugverkehr (Flugfernmeldedienst). Sein wichtigstes Ziel ist die Sicherheit der Flugnavigation; weiterhin soll er den regelmäßigen, effizienten und ökonomischen Betrieb von Flugdiensten… …
10flight, history of — ▪ aviation Introduction development of heavier than air flying machines. Important landmarks and events along the way to the invention of the airplane include an understanding of the dynamic reaction of lifting surfaces (or wings), building… …
