Canadian Aviation Regulations — 101.01
n aerodrome that the aerodrome operator declares available and suitable for the ground run of an aeroplane that is landing; ( LDA ou distance d’atterrissage utilisable ) life-limited part means a part that, as a condition of the type certificate, may not exceed a specified time, or number of operating cycles, in service; ( pièce à vie limitée ) light turbulence means turbulence that momentarily causes slight, erratic changes in altitude or attitude or turbulence that causes slight, rapid and somewhat rhythmic bumpiness without appreciable changes in altitude or attitude; ( turbulence légère ) lighter-than-air aircraft means an aircraft supported in the atmosphere by its buoyancy; ( aérostat ) limited supplemental type certificate [Repealed, SOR/2009-280, s. 1] low level airspace means airspace below 18,000 feet ASL that is within Canadian Domestic Airspace; ( espace aérien inférieur ) low-visibility procedures means procedures specified for an airport in the Canada Air Pilot that restrict aircraft and vehicle operations on the movement area of the airport when the runway visual range is less than 1,200 feet; ( procédures par faible visibilité ) maintenance means the overhaul, repair, required inspection or modification of an aeronautical product, or the removal of a component from or its installation on an aeronautical product, but does not include (a) elementary work, (b) servicing, or (c) work performed on an aircraft by the manufacturer prior to the issuance of whichever of the following documents is issued first: (i) a certificate of airworthiness, (ii) a special certificate of airworthiness, or (iii) an export airworthiness certificate; ( maintenance ) maintenance release means a certification made following the maintenance of an aeronautical product, indicating that the maintenance was performed in accordance with the applicable provisions of these Regulations and the standards of airworthiness; ( certification après maintenance ) maintenance schedule means a schedule required pursuant to section 605.86 for the performance of the inspections and other maintenance required by these Regulations; ( calendrier de maintenance ) major modification means an alteration to the type design of an aeronautical product in respect of which a type certificate has been issued that has other than a negligible effect on the weight and centre-of-gravity limits, structural strength, performance, power plant operation, flight characteristics or other qualities affecting its airworthiness or environmental characteristics; ( modification majeure ) major repair means a repair to an aeronautical product in respect of which a type certificate has been issued, that causes the aeronautical product to deviate from the type design defined by the type certificate, where the deviation from the type design has other than a negligible effect on the weight and centre-of-gravity limits, structural strength, performance, power plant operation, flight characteristics or other qualities affecting the aeronautical product’s airworthiness or environmental characteristics; ( réparation majeure ) mandatory frequency means a VHF frequency specified in the Canada Air Pilot or the Canada Flight Supplement for the use of radio-equipped aircraft operating within an MF area; ( fréquence obligatoire ) manoeuvring area means that part of an aerodrome, other than an apron, that is intended to be used for the take-off and landing of aircraft and for the movement of aircraft associated with take-off and landing; ( aire de manoeuvre ) Manual of All Weather Operations (Categories II and III) means the manual that contains information in respect of the operation of aircraft in various weather conditions and that is published under the authority of the Minister; ( Manuel d’exploitation tous temps (catégories II et III) ) manufacture means the making, assembly and fabrication, other than the fabrication of parts as part of a repair, of aeronautical products, and includes, in the