Fix
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002308
A geographical position determined by visual observation, electronic navigation aids, or celestial navigation, used to establish an aircraft's location during flight. Pilots use fixes to track their progress along a flight path and to verify navigational accuracy. A fix is often represented as a point on a navigational chart.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-002308 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Aviation maintenance |
| See also | Prefix |
| Translations | German: Fix; Spanish: fix; French: point de repère |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-002308",
"term": "Fix",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A geographical position determined by visual observation, electronic navigation aids, or celestial navigation, used to establish an aircraft's location during flight. Pilots use fixes to track their progress along a flight path and to verify navigational accuracy. A fix is often represented as a point on a navigational chart.",
"subject": "Aviation maintenance",
"see_also": [
"prefix"
],
"translations": {
"de": "Fix",
"es": "fix",
"fr": "point de repère"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/fix/"
}
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