Canadian Aviation Regulations — 101.01
101.01 (1) In these Regulations, ACAS or Airborne Collision Avoidance System means an aircraft system based on transponder signals that operates independently of ground-based equipment and is intended to provide aural and visual alerts to a flight crew on the risk of collision with an approaching aircraft equipped with a transponder; ( ACAS ou système anticollision embarqué ) Act means the Aeronautics Act ; ( Loi ) advanced ultra-light aeroplane means an aeroplane that has a type design that is in compliance with the standards specified in the manual entitled Design Standards for Advanced Ultra-light Aeroplanes ; ( avion ultra-léger de type évolué ) aerial work means a commercial air service other than an air transport service or a flight training service; ( travail aérien ) aerial work zone means an area, delineated in an aerial work zone plan, in which aerial work is being conducted and that is over a built-up area of a city or town or over or adjacent to an area where persons may assemble; ( zone de travail aérien ) aerial work zone plan means a risk management plan for proposed aerial work; ( plan de zone de travail aérien ) aerobatic manoeuvre means a manoeuvre where a change in the attitude of an aircraft results in a bank angle greater than 60 degrees, an abnormal attitude or an abnormal acceleration not incidental to normal flying; ( acrobatie aérienne ) aerodrome traffic means all traffic on the movement area of an aerodrome and all aircraft operating at or in the vicinity of the aerodrome; ( circulation d’aérodrome ) aeroplane means a power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft that derives its lift in flight from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces that remain fixed during flight; ( avion ) AGL means above ground level; ( AGL ) air operator means the holder of an air operator certificate; ( exploitant aérien ) air operator certificate means a certificate issued under Part VII that authorizes the holder of the certificate to operate a commercial air service; ( certificat d’exploitation aérienne ) air route means the airspace identified as such within the boundaries or along the tracks specified (a) in the case of controlled airspace, in the Designated Airspace Handbook , or (b) in the case of uncontrolled airspace, on an aeronautical chart; ( route aérienne ) air show means an aerial display or demonstration before an invited assembly of persons by one or more aircraft; ( spectacle aérien ) air time means, with respect to keeping technical records, the time from the moment an aircraft leaves the surface until it comes into contact with the surface at the next point of landing; ( temps dans les airs ) air traffic advisory services means the provision by an ATS unit of aviation safety information, including aviation weather information and serviceability reports in respect of aerodromes and radio navigation aids, but does not include the provision of IFR air traffic control messages; ( services consultatifs de la circulation aérienne ) air traffic control clearance means an authorization issued by an air traffic control unit that authorizes an aircraft to proceed within controlled airspace in accordance with the conditions specified by that unit; ( autorisation du contrôle de la circulation aérienne ) air traffic control instruction means a directive issued by an air traffic control unit for air traffic control purposes; ( instructions du contrôle de la circulation aérienne ) air transport service means a commercial air service that is operated for the purpose of transporting persons, personal belongings, baggage, goods or cargo in an aircraft between two points; ( service de transport aérien ) aircraft flight manual means a manual, requirements for which may be established by the Minister in Part V, that contains information in respect of an aircraft; ( manuel de vol de l’aéronef ) airport means an aerodrome in respect of which an airport certificate issued under Subpart 2 of Part III is in force; ( aéroport ) airship means