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  2. Military training route - Wikipedia

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    Military Training Routes are divided into Instrument Routes (IR), and Visual Routes (VR). Each route is identified by either of these two letters, followed by either four digits for routes below 1,500 feet above ground level, or three digits for routes extending for at least one leg above 1,500ft AGL.

  3. Standard instrument departure - Wikipedia

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    Among them, the ANDIK2G Standard Instrument Departure [4] for reaching the ANDIK waypoint northeast of Amsterdam read as follows: [note 1] Lateral route: Track 222° MAG. At 500 ft AMSL turn left (turn MAX 220 KT IAS) to track 093° MAG. At PAM 223 turn left to intercept PAM 207 inbound PAM VOR to intercept PAM 016 to ANDIK (25.2 PAM).

  4. Low-frequency radio range - Wikipedia

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    Low-frequency radio range audio signals: N stream, A stream and combined uniform tone (simulated sounds) The low-frequency radio range, also known as the four-course radio range, LF/MF four-course radio range, A-N radio range, Adcock radio range, or commonly "the range", was the main navigation system used by aircraft for instrument flying in the 1930s and 1940s, until the advent of the VHF ...

  5. Instrument flight rules - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, instruments required for IFR flight in addition to those that are required for VFR flight are: heading indicator, sensitive altimeter adjustable for barometric pressure, clock with a sweep-second pointer or digital equivalent, attitude indicator, radios and suitable avionics for the route to be flown, alternator or ...

  6. Tactical air navigation system - Wikipedia

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    Typical US Air Force TACAN site using a dB Systems Model 900E TACAN Antenna. A tactical air navigation system, commonly referred to by the acronym TACAN, is a navigation system initially designed for naval aircraft to acquire moving landing platforms (i.e., ships) and later expanded for use by other military aircraft.

  7. Aeronautical chart - Wikipedia

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    An aeronautical chart is a map designed to assist in the navigation of aircraft, much as nautical charts do for watercraft, or a roadmap does for drivers. Using these charts and other tools, pilots are able to determine their position, safe altitude, best route to a destination, navigation aids along the way, alternative landing areas in case of an in-flight emergency, and other useful ...

  8. AN/FPS-16 Instrumentation Radar - Wikipedia

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    The MPS-39 is a transportable instrument using space-fed-phased-array technology; the TPQ-18, a transportable version of the FPQ-6. The indicator AN (originally "Army–Navy") does not necessarily mean that the Army, Navy or Air Force use the equipment, but simply that the type nomenclature was assigned according to the military nomenclature ...

  9. Marching - Wikipedia

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    US Marines swing the arm six inches to the front and three inches to the rear while [7] US Army Soldiers swing the arm nine inches to the front and six inches to the rear. Some European armies bend the arm during the swing. Many believe these differing practices help maintain rhythm for long route marches.