AER100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Canadian Aviation Regulations, Aeronautical Information Manual, Twilight
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Special use airspace: cyr: restricted to designated aircraft, cya: aircraft are advised to avoid area, class g, uncontrolled airspace. Aerodromes: aerodrome, any area of land, water, or other supporting surface used, designed, prepared, equipped or set apart for use either in whole or in part for the arrival, departure, movement or servicing of aircraft. 280 = 28: magnetic heading in sda, true heading in nda, parallel runways are denoted by l, r and c, markings. Left, right, center: centre line marking: similar to lane dividers on highway, threshold. 60m: thresholds may be displaced when needed, touchdown zone. Fixed distance marks: every 1000 feet, and every 500 feet in between, edge markings: denote take-off or landing area boundaries. Identified by conical, or gable-type markers: runway edge lights: low intensity lights intended for use at night. "white on white, fly all night: 2 red lights indicate aircraft on approach is too low. "red on red, you"re dead: visual approach slope indicator system.
