Aeronautical Terms beginning with Z
Z
Zulu Time. Another term used to designate Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the standard time common to every place in the world. Formerly and still widely called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and also World Time, UTC nominally reflects the mean solar time along the Earth´s prime meridian.
ZAB
Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZAU
Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZBW
Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZDC
Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
Zero Fuel Weight
The weight of the aircraft to include all useful load except fuel.
Zero Sideslip
A maneuver in a twin-engine airplane with one engine inoperative that involves a small amount of bank and slightly uncoordinated flight to align the fuselage with the direction of travel and minimize drag.
Zero Thrust (Simulated Feather)
An engine configuration with a low power setting that simulates a propeller feathered condition.
ZFW
Dallas-Ft Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZHU
Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZID
Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZJX
Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZKC
Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZLA
Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZLC
Salt Lake City Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZMA
Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZME
Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZMP
Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZNY
New York Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZOA
Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZOB
Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
Zonal wind
A west wind; the westerly component of a wind. Conventionally used to describe large-scale flow that is neither cyclonic nor anticyclonic.
Zone of confusion
Volume of space above the station where a lack of adequate navigation signal directly above the VOR station causes the needle to deviate.Warning area. An area containing hazards to any aircraft not participating in the activities being conducted in the area. Warning areas may contain intensive military training, gunnery exercises, or special weapons testing.
ZSE
Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ZTL
Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
Zulu time
A term used in aviation for coordinated universal time (UTC) which places the entire world on one time standard.
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