What does TSAT mean in aviation? The
Target Start-Up Approval Time
(TSAT) is the time that an aircraft can expect start-up approval from ATC in accordance with the Dublin A-CDM procedures.
What is a slot time aviation?
In the context of airport coordination, a slot is
an authorization to either take-off or land at a particular airport on a particular day during a specified time period
. This authorization is for a planned aircraft operation and is distinct from air traffic control clearance or similar authorizations.
What is total estimated elapsed time?
total estimated elapsed time means for IFR flights, the estimated time required from take-off to arrive over that designated point, defined by reference to navigation aids, from which it is intended that an instrument approach procedure will be commenced, or, if no navigation aid is associated with the destination …
What does off block UTC mean?
What is the difference between flight time and block time?
Block is the time from brake release from the gate at the departure airport to brakes set and main cabin door open at its destination. Flight time is the time from the wheel leaving the ground to the time they touch back down.
Block hours are the industry standard measure of aircraft utilization (see above). Measure of unit cost in the airline industry. CASM is calculated by
taking all of an airline’s operating expenses and dividing it by the total number of available seat miles produced
.
In the U.S., the Level 3 airports are
John F. Kennedy International Airport ( JFK ), LaGuardia Airport ( LGA ), and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ( DCA )
.
The reason ghost flights exist is
so that they can keep their slots at airports
. This is a rule that is enforced by the European Commission and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States, known as the “use it or lose it” rule.
Elapsed time is the amount of time that passes between the beginning and the end of an event. For example,
Vernon ran a marathon in 2 hours and 15 minutes. He crossed the finish line at 10:30 a.m. What time did the race start?
The elapsed time between 5:45am and 4:10 pm is
10hours and 25 minutes
.
The purpose of a flight plan is
to inform the competent ATS units enabling them to supervise the flight within the scope of air traffic control as well as the flight information service and alerting service
. In order to process a flight plan, we must be familiar with the format of a flight plan.
The authors also defined air transport pilots with 300-2000 hours of total time as ‘… newly licensed airline transport pilots’; 2000-5000 hours of total time as ‘…moderately experienced airline transport pilots’; and
5000 hours or more total time
as ‘the most experienced pilots’ (Bazargan & Guzhva, 2011).
In the airline world, flight time is calculated
based on the OUT and IN times
(releasing the brakes for pushback or for taxi, whichever occurs first to setting the brake for final parking. In some airplanes these times are based upon turning on and off the anti-collision/rotating beacon).
Available seat miles (ASM) is
a measure of an airplane’s carrying capacity available to generate revenues
. Available seat miles refers to how many seat miles are actually available for purchase on an airline.
The amount of fuel needed for a given flight can be calculated by
multiplying the estimated flight time by the rate of consumption
. For example, a flight of 400 NM at 100 knots GS takes 4 hours to complete.
A leading-edge slot is a fixed aerodynamic feature of the wing of some aircraft
to reduce the stall speed and promote good low-speed handling qualities
. A leading-edge slot is a spanwise gap in each wing, allowing air to flow from below the wing to its upper surface.
A ‘slot’ is simply
the permission of the airport operator for an airline to land a plane
(and then take off – each slot is effectively a landing/take off pair). This gives not just the right to land the aircraft, but also to use all necessary airport services and infrastructure.
