Management and Organizational Studies 1022F/G Chapter Notes -Traffic Collision Avoidance System, Visual Flight Rules, Ground Proximity Warning System

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 1022F/G
• Professor: Suzanne Kearns

Document Summary

- air nav allows piloting of aircraft fm dep to destination airports in safe & expeditious manner. - canada"s ans comprised of 3 broad elements. >> infrastructure: airport infra, airspace, regulations that govern air nav. >> people: everyone involved in operating & utilizing ans (i. e. pilots, atc, >> equipment: aircraft that operate within system, nav aids, lighting, control etc. ) facilities. - cars written, established, distributed, enforced by tc. - each airport associated w/ important infrastructure to support air nav. >> i. e. fuel services, maintenance of runway surfaces, runway/approach runways and taxiways, designated radio lighting, operational frequencies, approach and departure patterns) procedures (circuit. Visual flight rules (vfr) and instrument flight rules (ifr) - vfr flight conducted with visual reference to ground. - relies heavilty on watching geo characteristics of land & comparing w/ map to determine position. - car specify min visibility and distance-from-clouds requirements. >> ensure pilots maintain visual contact w/ ground & can spot other aircraft.