What does zulu mean in aviation

Asked 6 years, 4 months ago. Active 3 years, 4 months ago. Viewed 33k times. What is Zulu Time? Why does aviation use Zulu Time instead of the local time? Improve this question. Gabriel Brito Gabriel Brito 6, 17 17 gold badges 49 49 silver badges 79 79 bronze badges. I thought this question would be a nice add to this site. The question you posted was barely two sentences, and not well formed.

Show 7 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. Why do we use UTC time instead of local time? Because flights often cross time zones. Improve this answer. It's handy to get there in 5 minutes, but not realistic. There is nothing fast about leaving O'Hare by road. Show 1 more comment. Glorfindel 1 1 gold badge 11 11 silver badges 21 21 bronze badges. While, it is again clear when given in Zulu time. And, if you miss your turn and head farther into the Navajo Nation, you come into the Hopi Indian Reservation which it surrounds, and which does not observe DST.

And, if you were lined up right, you come to a tiny Navajo enclave-within-the-enclave, so you're back on DST again for a few miles. So, yeah, stick to Zulu. DST is mostly a north-American and European thing. Historically, different countries changed on different dates but the European Union standardized the date for its members in Also, the US and Canada and some border areas of Mexico use the same date, so the claim doesn't hold in the most relevant cases; all it really means is "North America and Europe use different dates.

Add a comment. Victor Juliet Victor Juliet 6, 5 5 gold badges 40 40 silver badges 82 82 bronze badges. They are time Sun-based references that don't adjust at all with economy though GMT is no more a true reference. On the other hand you can talk of time-zone for a city and it may or may not have daylight saving time depending on local rules. I understand a country chooses its legal time based on a scientific reference usually UTC and offsets.

Read article. Leave a comment. Learn to talk like a pilot: Alpha to Zulu. Airport Name. ICAO Code. Eskilstuna Airport. Arendal, Gullknapp Airport. Kristiansand, Kjevik Airport. Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.

Miami International Airport. The aviation convention is to append the characters Z to times written as UTC and L to times written as local time. Please wait Write-up - A logbook entry that describes a defect or discrepancy on an aircraft that needs maintenance.

Usually these items are entered by pilots in the cockpit logbook, but in some instances, there is also a cabin logbook for flight attendant write-ups. Given for something done poorly. Also used when a sailor gets a BZ from the command, shipmates will call it a Bravo Bozo award.

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