flight clearance
Approved to fly
Flight clearance is official authorization from air traffic control permitting an aircraft to proceed with a specific flight plan, route, or maneuver.
Pilots must obtain clearance before takeoff, landing, or entering controlled airspace: We're holding on the taxiway, waiting for flight clearance.
The term also applies to medical or security approvals required before flying.
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- runwayPaved path for planes
- towerTall slender edifice
- air traffic controlManaging aircraft separation and movement
- ground controlEarth-based flight management
authorization · departure · push back · pilot · cockpit · airspace · permission · altitude · radar · control · taxiing · gate · headset · radio · read back · squawk · transponder · IFR
flight clearanceholding pattern
Circular flight awaiting clearance
traffic stop · flight delay · flow control · airspace violation
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