minimum vectoring altitude
1minimum vectoring altitude — The lowest altitude, expressed in feet AMSL (above mean sea level), to which a radar controller may vector aircraft, except as otherwise authorized for radar approaches, departures, and missed approaches. MVAs are established for use by ATC (air… …
2minimum 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… …
3appropriate obstacle/terrain clearance altitude — A specified minimum published altitude that must be flown by an aircraft to ensure safe flight over an obstruction or specified terrain. These include minimum IFR (instrument flight rules) altitude (MIA), minimum en route altitude (MEA), minimum… …
4MVA — Minimum Vectoring Altitude Contributor: CASI …
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7diverse vector area — That area, in a radar environment, in which a prescribed departure route is not the only suitable route to avoid obstacles. The area in which random radar vectors below the minimum vectoring altitude/minimum IFR (instrument flight rules) altitude …
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10Controlled flight into terrain — CFIT redirects here. For the Canadian radio station in Airdrie, Alberta, see CFIT FM. A piece of the remains of Air New Zealand Flight 901, which crashed in 1979. All 257 people on the plane were killed. Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT)… …
