minimum safe altitude
1Minimum safe altitude — Minimum safe altitude(MSA) is a concept used in planning and executing aircraft flights. It is an altitude which allows adequate vertical clearance from nearby terrain and manmade obstacles, and allows proper navigational functions. Contents 1… …
2minimum safe altitude — mažiausiasis saugus aukštis statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Absoliutusis aukštis, žemiau kurio skristi yra pavojinga dėl aukštų antžeminių arba kitokių kliūčių. atitikmenys: angl. minimum safe altitude; safety height pranc. altitude de… …
3Minimum Safe Altitude Warning — (MSAW) is an automated warning system for air traffic controllers (ATCO). It is a ground based safety net intended to warn the controller about increased risk of controlled flight into terrain accidents by generating, in a timely manner, an alert …
4minimum safe altitude warning — A function of the ARTS (automated radar terminal system) III computer that aids the controller by alerting him or her when a tracked mode C equipped aircraft is below, or is predicted to go below, a predetermined safe altitude. See also automated …
5minimum safe altitude — The altitude below which it is hazardous to fly because of the presence of high ground or other obstacles. MSAs are published for emergency use on instrument approach procedure (IAP) charts except RNAV (area navigation) IAPs. The MSA is defined… …
6minimum safe altitude — The altitude below which it is hazardous to fly owing to presence of high ground or other obstacles …
7Minimum reception altitude — In aviation, minimum reception altitude (MRA) is the lowest altitude on an airway segment where an aircraft can be assured of receiving signals from navigation aids like VOR or NDB. Typically, the greater the distance between navigation aids, the …
8minimum IFR altitude — The lowest IFR (instrument flight rules) altitude established for use in a specific airspace. Depending on the airspace concerned, the minimum IFR altitude may be a minimum obstacle clearance altitude (MOCA), a minimum en route altitude (MEA), a… …
9en route minimum safe altitude warning — A function of the NAS (National Airspace System) stage A en route computer, which aids the controller by alerting a tracked aircraft when it is below, or predicted by the computer to go below, a predetermined minimum IFR (instrument flight rules) …
10Lowest safe altitude — The lowest safe altitude (LSALT) is a term used in aviation and in particular in air navigation. It is an altitude that is at least 1,000 feet above any obstacle or terrain within a defined safety buffer region around a particular route that a… …
