• A take-off warning system or TOWS is a set of warning signals required on most commercial aircraft, designed to alert the pilots of potentially-dangerous...
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    warning system (the take-off warning system or TOWS) that should have alerted the pilots that the aircraft was not correctly configured for take-off....
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    for take-off. The retracted flaps and slats resulted in the aircraft being unable to fly due to insufficient lift. The aircraft take-off warning was not...
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    checklist.: 71  Based on the lack of warning sounds on the CVR, the NTSB also determined that the plane's take-off warning system (TOWS), designed to alert the...
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    Automatic Warning System (AWS) is a railway safety system invented and predominantly used in the United Kingdom. It provides a train driver with an audible...
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    take-off warning system (TOWS) sounded an alarm indicating that the aircraft was not correctly configured for takeoff. The crew ignored the warning and...
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  • November 3, 2023. Nielsen, Dane. PILOT PREP. Canuck West Holdings Inc. "Actual Off-Block Time - EUROCONTROL ATM Lexicon". ext.eurocontrol.int. Retrieved 2019-03-12...
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    approach warning system (MAW) is part of the avionics package on some military aircraft. A sensor detects attacking missiles. Its automatic warning cues the...
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    Siren systems may be electronically controlled and integrated into other warning systems. Sirens are sometimes integrated into a warning system that links...
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  • control issue; unusually slow acceleration; automated warning signal(s) indicating a critical system failure; environmental conditions such as predictive...
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