annex 2 rules of the air defininitons

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ACROBATIC FLIGHT	Maneuvers intentionally performed by an aircraft, involving an abrupt change in attitude, an abnormal attitude or an abnormal variation in speed.
ADVISORY AIRSPACE	An airspace of defined dimensions, or designated route, within which air traffic advisory service is available.
ADVISORY ROUTE	A designated route along which air traffic advisory service is available
Aerodrome	A defined area on land or water(including any buildings, installations, and equipment) intended to be used wholly or in part for the arrival, departure, or surface movement of aircraft.
AERODROME CONTROL SERVICE	Air traffic control service for aerodrome traffic
AERODROME CONTROL TOWER	A unit established to provide air traffic control service to aerodrome traffic.
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION PUBLICATION (AIP)	A publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation
AIR-GROUND CONTROL RADIO STATION	An aeronautical telecommunication station having primary responsibility for handling communications pertaining to the operation and control of aircraft in a given area.
AIR TRAFFIC	All aircraft in flight, or operating on the maneuvering area of an aerodrome.
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CLEARANCE	Authorization for an aircraft to proceed under conditions specified by an air traffic control unit.
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICE	A service provided for the purpose of preventing collisions between aircraft, and on the maneuvering area between aircraft and obstructions, and maintaining and expediting an orderly flow of air traffic.
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL UNIT	A generic term meaning variously, area control center, approach control unit, or aerodrome control tower.
AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE	A generic term meaning variously, flight information service, air traffic advisory service, alerting service, or air traffic control service (aerodrome, approach, area control service)
AIRWAY	A control area or portion thereof established in the form of a corridor.
ALTERNATE AERODROME	An aerodrome to which an aircraft may proceed when it becomes either impossible or inadvisable to proceed to or to land at the aerodrome of intended landing where the necessary services and facilities are available, aerodromes include the following: take-off alternate, En-route, Destination alternate.
ALTITUDE	The vertical distance of a level, a point or an object considered as a point, measured from mean sea level (MSL).
APPROACH CONTROL SERVICE	Air traffic control service for arriving or departing controlled flights
APPROACH CONTROL UNIT	A unit established to provide air traffic control service to controlled flights arriving at, or departing from, one or more aerodromes.
Appropriate ATS authority	The relevant authority designated by the state responsible for providing air traffic services in the airspace concerned. a) regarding flight over the high seas: the relevant authority of the state of registry b) regarding flight other than over the high seas: The relevant authority of the state having sovereignty over the territory being overflown.
APRON	A defined area on a land aerodrome, intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of loading or unloading passengers, mail or cargo, fueling, parking or maintenance
CONTROLLED AIRSPACE	An airspace of defined dimensions within which air traffic control service is provided in accordance with airspace classification.
CONTROLLED FLIGHT	Any flight which is subject to air traffic control clearance
CONTROL ZONE	A controlled airspace extending upwards from the surface of the earth to a specified upper limit.
CURRENT FLIGHT PLAN	The flight plan, including changes, if any, brought about by subsequent clearances.
DANGER AREA	An airspace of defined dimensions within which activities dangerous to the flight of aircraft may exist at specified times
ESTIMATED OFF-BLOCK TIME	The estimated time at which the aircraft will commence movement associated with departure.
Estimated time of arrival	For IFR flights, the time at which it is estimated that the aircraft will arrive over that, designated point, defined by reference to navigation aids, from which it is intended that an instrument approach procedure will be commenced, or, if no navigation aid is associated with the aerodrome, the time at which the aircraft will arrive over the aerodrome. For VFR flights, the time at which it is estimated that the aircraft will arrive over the aerodrome.
EXPECTED APPROACH TIME	The time at which ATC expects that an arriving aircraft, following a delay, will leave the holding fix to complete its approach for a landing
FILED FLIGHT PLAN	The flight plan as filed with an ATS unit by the pilot or a designated representative., without any subsequent changes
FLIGHT CREW MEMBER	A licensed crew member charged with duties essential to the operation of an aircraft during a flight duty period.
FLIGHT INFORMATION CENTER	A unit established to provide flight information service and alerting service
FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION	A unit established to provide flight information services and alerting service
FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION	An airspace of defined dimensions within which flight information service and alerting service are provided.
FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE	A service provided for the purpose of giving advice and information useful for the safe and efficient conduct of flights.
FLIGHT PLAN	Specified information provided to air traffic services units, relative to an intended flight or portion of a flight of an aircraft.
FLIGHT VISIBILITY	The visibility forward from the cockpit of an aircraft in flight.
GROUND VISIBILITY	The visibility at an aerodrome as reported by an accredited observer or by automatic systems.
HEIGHT	The vertical distance of a level, a point or an object considered as a point, measured from a specified datum.
PROHIBITED AREA	An airspace of defined dimensions, above the land areas or territorial waters of a state, within which the flight of aircraft is prohibited.
RESTRICTED AREA	An airspace of defined dimensions, above the land areas or territorial waters of a state, within which the flight of aircraft is restricted in accordance with certain specified conditions.

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