Word Part of Speech Example
advance Noun There have been many technological advances in the aviation industry.
appearance Noun He wants to adjust the appearance of his radar display. 
arrange Verb I am going to arrange the departure sequence to minimize wake turbulence delays.
arrival Noun All arrival traffic will be utilizing runway 36.
base leg Noun The Cessna 182 reported turning base leg.
briefing Noun Pilots and Controllers receive a weather briefing prior to their tour of duty.
circuit Noun The aircraft will be flying a left hand circuit for runway 18.
clearance Noun Aircraft must receive an ATC clearance prior to entering the control zone.
climb Verb Aircraft will climb runway heading to 3000 feet before turning.
complex Adjective The terminal complex controls all aircraft within a 40 nautical mile range.
conflict Noun The controllers resolved the conflict between the two aircraft on the downwind.
departure Noun The aircraft made it’s departure from midfield.
descent Noun The aircraft was instructed to make a slow descent arriving into Tokyo.
downwind Adjective, Adverb Aircraft enter the downwind at 2500 feet for sequencing for landing runway 05.
effort Noun You didn't make enough effort sequencing aircraft. Please try harder next time.
establish Verb The piloted reported established on the ILS approach.
final Adjective The aircraft on the VOR approach reported turning final.
first officer Noun The first officer requested to fly the ILS approach.
flight level Noun The pilot was cleared to flight level 250.
follow Verb The tower controller instructed the pilot to follow the aircraft turning base. 
frequency Noun After landing, the pilot selected the ground control frequency.
gear Noun The pilot reported turning final landing gear down.
geographical Adjective The tower controller ensures geographical separation between aircraft.
handoff Noun The automatic handoff point is four miles on final.
helicopter Noun The helicopter was cleared to land on the runway threshold.
instruction Noun The pilot was required to read back the control instructions.
instrument Noun The airport primary instrument landing system is the ILS.
Instrument Flight Rules Phrase Commercial aircraft normally fly utilizing instrument flight rules.
jet Noun The introduction of jet aircraft has reduced flight time between major cities.
lateral Adjective Lateral separation utilizing the terminal radar environment is three nautical miles.
longitudinal Adjective Three nautical miles longitudinal separation is applied between aircraft on final approach.
maintain Verb The pilot was told to maintain flight level 330 and heading 140.
minimum en route altitude Phrase The pilot requested the minimum en route altitude for the last segment of the airway.
Non directional beacon (NDB) Phrase The aircraft was instructed to report crossing the NDB inbound to the airport.
Notice to Airman (NOTAM) Phrase The new NOTAM includes the navigation aid outages for Vancouver Flight Information Regions (FIR).
oceanic Adjective The international flights are flight planning specific oceanic routes.
overflight Noun The helicopters overflights cross mid-field.
parallel Adverb Parallel runways are indicated as left or right for departing and landing aircraft, such as 26L or 26R.
procedure Noun The air traffic control facilities develop specific operating procedures to serve their needs for the airports .
qualification Noun To reach qualification in the control tower one must go through on-the-job training (OJT).
radar Noun Radar headings are used for aircraft doing an IFR circuit for the airport.
sector Noun Each sector is designed with vertical and lateral limits and specific operating procedures.
separation Noun Controllers provide separation between aircraft using vertical, lateral, longitudinal or geographic standards.
sequence Noun Arrival sequences are provided by the arrival controller and/or the tower controller.
spacing Noun Controllers provide spacing between aircraft based on first come, first served.
Standard Instrument Departure (SID) Phrase Pilots are issued SID procedure by clearance delivery.
Standard Terminal Arrival Route (STAR) Phrase The enroute controller issued the appropriate STAR to the aircraft.
vertical Adjective Vertical separations is applied between two aircraft to prevent a conflict.
Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Phrase Tower controllers normally apply VFR to aircraft in the landing circuit.

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