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Control slash

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000272

A radar beacon slash representing the actual position of the associated aircraft. Normally, the control slash is the one closest to the interrogating radar beacon site. When ARTCC radar is operating in narrowband (digitized) mode, the control slash is converted to a target symbol.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000272
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000272",
  "term": "Control slash",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "A radar beacon slash representing the actual position of the associated aircraft. Normally, the control slash is the one closest to the interrogating radar beacon site. When ARTCC radar is operating in narrowband (digitized) mode, the control slash is converted to a target symbol.",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/control-slash/"
}

Record 272 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.