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Radar flight following

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000785

The observation of the progress of radar-identified aircraft, whose primary navigation is being provided by the pilot, wherein the controller retains and correlates the aircraft identity with the appropriate target or target symbol displayed on the radar scope.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000785
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesAIM; FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
See alsoRadar contact; Radar service
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000785",
  "term": "Radar flight following",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "The observation of the progress of radar-identified aircraft, whose primary navigation is being provided by the pilot, wherein the controller retains and correlates the aircraft identity with the appropriate target or target symbol displayed on the radar scope.",
  "see_also": [
    "Radar contact",
    "Radar service"
  ],
  "references": [
    "AIM",
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/radar-flight-following/"
}

Record 785 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.