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- Definição1
- A defined area over which the final phase of the approach manoeuvre to hover or landing is completed and from which the take-off manoeuvre is commenced. Where the FATO is to be used by helicopters operating in performance Class 1, the defined area includes the rejected take-off area available.
- Fonte1
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. International civil aviation vocabulary. 3rd ed. Montreal, 2007. (Doc. 9713).
- Definição2
- A defined area over which the final phase of the approach maneuver to hover or landing is completed and from which the take-off maneuver is commenced and where the FATO is to be used by performance Class 1 helicopters, includes the rejected take-off area available (ICAO). A surface-level heliport shall have at least one FATO. A FATO may be located on or near a runway strip or a taxiway strip. The FATO should provide ground effect. The over-all length or width of the helicopter, whichever is greater, does not exceed 2/3 the smallest dimension of the FATO except in case of water heliports where it does not exceed 1/2 the width of FATO. For performance Class 1 helicopters, the dimensions of FATOs are not less than those which are indicated in flight manual of the helicopter.
- Fonte2
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Fonte3
- AGÊNCIA NACIONAL DE AVIAÇÃO CIVIL. RBAC 01: regulamentos brasileiros de aviação civil. Definições, regras de redação e unidades de medida. [S.l.], 2008. (Regulamentos Brasileiros de Aviação Civil).
- Nota adicional1
- Acronym in English: FATO.
- Subárea
- Air Traffic Control
- Related Term
- final approach
- Spanish
- área de aproximación final y de despegue