Pilot/Controller Glossary
6/17/21
BROADCAST
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Transmission of information for
which an acknowledgement is not expected.
(See ICAO term BROADCAST.)
BROADCAST [ICAO]
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A transmission of informa-
tion relating to air navigation that is not addressed to
a specific station or stations.
BUFFER AREA
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As applied to an MVA or MIA
chart, a depicted 3 NM or 5 NM radius MVA/MIA
sector isolating a displayed obstacle for which the
sector is established. A portion of a buffer area can
also be inclusive of a MVA/MIA sector polygon
boundary.
PCG B
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