Canadian Aviation Regulations — 101.01
ne during take-off; ( TORA ou distance de roulement utilisable au décollage ) track means the projection on the earth’s surface of the path of an aircraft, the direction of which path at any point is usually expressed in true, magnetic or grid degrees from North; ( route ) transponder airspace means controlled airspace consisting of the airspace referred to in section 601.03, within which the aircraft equipment requirements prescribed in section 605.35 apply; ( espace aérien à utilisation de transpondeur ) transport category aircraft means an aeroplane certified pursuant to Chapter 525 of the Airworthiness Manual or an equivalent foreign airworthiness standard, or a helicopter certified pursuant to Chapter 529 of the Airworthiness Manual or an equivalent foreign airworthiness standard; ( aéronef de catégorie transport ) true Mach number means the ratio of the true air speed of an aircraft to the local speed of sound at the flight altitude; ( nombre de Mach vrai ) TSO-C112 [Repealed, SOR/2009-280, s. 1] TSO-C118 [Repealed, SOR/2009-280, s. 1] TSO-C119a [Repealed, SOR/2009-280, s. 1] TSO-C119b [Repealed, SOR/2009-280, s. 1] type means (a) when used in reference to personnel licensing, a specific make and model of aircraft, including modifications thereto that do not change its handling or flight charateristics, and (b) when used in reference to the certification of aircraft, a classification of aircraft having similar design characteristics; ( type ) type certificate means (a) a document, including a type approval issued before October 10, 1996 under section 214 of the Air Regulations , issued by the Minister to certify that the type design of an aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller identified in the document meets the applicable standards for that aeronautical product recorded in the type certificate data sheets, or (b) a document issued by the foreign airworthiness authority having jurisdiction over the type design of an aeronautical product that is equivalent to a document referred to in paragraph (a) and that has been accepted by the Minister for the purpose of issuing a certificate of airworthiness; ( certificat de type ) type design means (a) the drawings and specifications, and a listing of those drawings and specifications that are necessary to define the design features of an aeronautical product in compliance with the standards applicable to the aeronautical product, (b) the information on dimensions, materials and manufacturing processes that is necessary to define the structural strength of an aeronautical product, (c) the approved sections of the aircraft flight manual, where required by the applicable standards of airworthiness, (d) the airworthiness limitations section of the instructions for continued airworthiness specified in the applicable chapters of the Airworthiness Manual ; and (e) any other data necessary to allow, by comparison, the determination of the airworthiness and, where applicable, the environmental characteristics of later aeronautical products of the same type or model; ( définition de type ) UHF means ultra-high frequency; ( UHF ) ultra-light aeroplane means an advanced ultra-light aeroplane or a basic ultra-light aeroplane; ( avion ultra-léger ) unforeseen operational circumstance means an event, such as unforecast adverse weather, or an equipment malfunction or air traffic control delay, that is beyond the control of an air operator or private operator; ( circonstance opérationnelle imprévue ) unmanned air vehicle [Repealed, SOR/2019-11, s. 1] UTC means Coordinated Universal Time; ( UTC ) vessel means any ship, boat or other floating structure, other than an aircraft, used for navigation on water; ( navire ) VFR means visual flight rules; ( VFR ) VFR aircraft means an aircraft operating in VFR flight; ( aéronef VFR ) VFR flight means a flight conducted in accordance with the visual flight rules; ( vol VFR ) VFR OTT means VFR over-the-top; ( VFR OTT ) VHF means very high frequency; ( VHF )