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General Aviation Info
By Atheer Alghamdi
MAY 2023
Shortcuts
Shortcuts that are found in the Manual, other documents or verbally mentioned a lot.
- The registration code specifically indicates the country where the aircraft is registered as
well as a unique serial number for the aircraft.
- Radios aren’t always reliable and the signal may not be strong enough to hear clearly.
Using the phonetic alphabet and saying the numbers separately means that a message can
be received, even when the radio signal is poor.
EGPWS
Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System
TCAS
Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System
- When another aircraft enters the airspace, the little diamond well pops up on the
Navigation Display. Where it well shows where the aircraft is and the vertical
separation to your aircraft.
1 2
In 1, the airplane is in 2000 feet above In 2, the diamond turned fully white
your airplane, there is no imminent which indicate a proximate intruder.
2 3 threat. But no threat if it maintains its altitude
separation.
1 1- Indicator foe when an airplane
4 enters the airspace.
2- Indicator if the airplane is
above (+) you or below (-) you.
3- ?
4- The downward arrow is an
indicator for decent, and
upward arrow is indicator for