Glossary

abandon of action, in this case: to cancel the already started takeoff

Area Control Center

Automatic direction finder. A device which shows the direction of the transmitting station on a kompass.

a movable control surface on the trailing edge of the wing, near the tip, used to roll the plane

a surface on the wing, which when deployed, creates drag to decrease the speed of the aircraft. Also called spoiler.

an instrument, indicating the altitude of the aircraft. Normally measured in Feet, in some countries in Meters. It shows the altitude above the preselected air pressure. This can be the air pressure of the ground, or when flying on Flight levels the altitude above an air pressure of 1013 mb is showed.

Air Traffic Control

Automatic Terminal Information Service. Airport and weather information which are recorded on a tape and transmitted on the approach fix frequency. Updated every 20 minutes.

administration department of the ATC unit and their members.

A meeting to get everybody involved up to date.

After the training by the coach the check out follows. The check out is done by experienced colleges. If succsessfull the trainee now is able to work this position by himself.

Coaches are experienced colleges which care about one trainee. "On the job training". The coach is responsibel for everythig the trainee does.

Flight Information Service for flights not under radar control.

Flameout ist the shut down of an engine in flight.

General Aviation Terminal. A terminal for mostly privat owned aircraft.

Instrument landing system. Shows the correct course and height for the landing, using a crosspointer in the landing instrument. Rule: fly into the needle.

Head of the whole control-unit ( the Boss)

A change of data. ( here flight data) "Revision" is the keyword for changes on the phone.

Personal in an ATC Unit for work for which the whole training of of ATC is not nescessary.

Search and Rescue. A unit with helicopter an aircraft for the rescue of persons invoved in aircraft accidents.

A tower on an airport from which all departures and approaches are controlled. The apron is controlled by the apron control.

Every aircraft flying in controlled airspace needs a transponder. This device answers the radarbeam by sending a four number code.

Upper Area Control Center controlling upper airspace

Lufthansa, as our national Carrier, allowed air traffic control personnel price reduced but free choice flights to enhance the cooperation. The ticket was 10 % of the regular price. There was no booking possible. If there was space in the aircraft left, you could fly, we call it standby flights.

Ape-rock is a gallery at one side of the Control room which is used only by visitors.

A construct from the cold war, a confined airspace leading to West-Berlin with a defined width.

Frequencies for emergencies in aviation, which are monitored constantly. ( 121.5 Mhz civ, 243 Mhz mil)

Controlled + uncontrolled airspace in Germany starting usually at FL245 up to unlimited.

Part of the ILS system. The outermarker is a marker beacon transmitting on a special frequency. This beacon turns a light on in the cockpit if flown over. This beacons ( inner marker, middle marker,outer marker) will be replaced by DME ( distances) readings in future.

Flights of Air traffic control personnel as a member of the crew on regular flights to approve the understanding of workload of the crew. Pilots visit air traffic control units for the same purpose.

Controlled + uncontrolled airspace in Germany starting a couple of thousand feet above ground usually up to flightlevel (FL) 245, i.e. 24500 feet.

The supervisor is the boss of all control personal working. He is part of their shift and changes when the relief is taking over.