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Ceiling
| Ceiling | | - The heights above the earth's surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena that is reported as "broken," "overcast," or "obscuration," and not classified as "thin" or "partial".
- The maximum height above sea level in STANDARD AIR attainable by an aircraft under given conditions—see ABSOLUTE CEILING, SERVICE CEILING.
| | source: FAA Aerosense Glossary |
| | | The lowest broken or overcast layer of clouds or vertical visibility into an obscuration. | | source: FAA Balloon Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-11) |
| | | Ceiling means the height above the earth's surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena that is reported as “broken”, “overcast”, or “obscuration”, and not classified as “thin” or “partial”. | | source: FAA Federal Aviation Regulations (CFR 14 Part 1) |
| | The heights above the earth's surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena that is reported as "broken", "overcast," or "obscuration," and not classified as "thin" or "partial." The height above the ground or water of the base of the lowest layer of cloud below 6,000 meters (20,000 feet) covering more than half the sky. | | source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary |
| | - ICAO: The height above the ground or water of the base of the lowest layer of cloud below 6000 meters (20,000 feet) covering more than half the sky.
- USA:The height above the earth’s surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena that is reported as “broken”, “overcast”, or “obscuration”, and not classified as “thin”, or “partial”.
| | source: ICAO Aviation Chart Glossary |
| | - bottom of cloud cover
- aircraft’s highest operating altitude
- top of the cabin
| | source: ICAO English Pro Aviation Glossary |
| | | (Abbrev. CIG) - The height of the cloud base for the lowest broken or overcast cloud layer. | | source: NOAA National Weather Service Glossary |
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