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.