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A
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| ACARS |
Aircraft Communication
Addressing and Reporting System |
| ADF |
Automatic Direction
Finder |
| ADI |
Attitude Deviation
Indicator |
| ADR |
Accident Data Recorder |
| AFCS |
Automatic Flight Control
System |
| AFIS |
Aerodrome Flight Iinformation
Service |
| AGL |
Above Ground Level |
| AHRS |
Attitude Heading Reference
System |
| AIS |
Aeronautical Information
Service (Provides Flight Planning Services) |
| AIZ |
Aerodrome Information
Zone |
| AOPA |
Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Association |
| A/P |
Auto Pilot |
| APP |
Approach |
| APU |
Auxilliary Power Unit |
| ASI |
Air Speed Indicator |
| ASR |
Altimeter Setting Region |
| ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
| ATIS |
Automated Terminal
Information Service |
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B
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| BRG |
Bearing |
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C
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| CAA |
Civil Aviation Authority |
| CAS |
Calibrated Airspeed |
| CAT |
Clear- Air turbulence |
| CDI |
Course Deviation Indicator |
| CDU |
Control Display Unit |
| CH |
Compass Heading |
| CHT |
Cylinder Head Temperature |
| C/L |
Centre-Line |
| CRT |
Cathode Ray Tube |
| CRS |
Course |
| CSU |
Constant-Speed Unit |
| CTA |
Control Area |
| CTR |
Control Zone |
| CVR |
Cockpit Voice Recorder |
| CZ |
Control Zone (USA) |
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D
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| DF |
Direction-Finding |
| DH |
Decision Height |
| DI |
Direction Indicator |
| DME |
Distance-Measuring
Equipment |
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E
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| EADI |
Electronic Attitude
Director Indicator |
| ECU |
Environmental Control
Unit |
| EFAS |
Electronic Flash Approach
Light System |
| EFIS |
Electronic Fight Instrument
System |
| EGT |
Exhaust Gas Temperature |
| EHSI |
Electronic Horizontal
Situation Indicator |
| EICAS |
Engine Indicating and
Crew Alerting System |
| ELT |
Emergency Locator Transmitter |
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F
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| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| FADEC |
Full-Authority Digital
Engine Control |
| FAF |
Final Approach Fix |
| FDR |
Flight Data Recorder |
| FL |
Flight Level |
| FMS |
Flight Management System |
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G
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| GCA |
Ground-Controlled Approach |
| GNSS |
Global Navigation Satellite
System |
| GPS |
Gobal Positioning System |
| GPWS |
Ground Proximity Warning
System |
| GS |
Glideslope |
| G/S |
Groundspeed |
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H
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| HDG |
Heading |
| HF |
High-Frequency band |
| HSI |
Horizontal Situation
Indicator |
| HUD |
Head-Up Display |
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I
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| IAS |
Indicated Airspeed |
| ICAO |
International Civil
Aviation |
| IFCS |
Integrated Flight Control
System |
| IFR |
Instrument Flight Rules |
| IGS |
Instrument Guidance
System |
| ILS |
Instrument Landing
System |
| INS |
Inertial Navigation
System |
| IR |
Instrument Rating |
| ISA |
International Standard
Atmosphere |
| ITT |
Inter-Turbine Temperature |
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J
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| JARs |
Joint Air Regulations |
| JAA |
Joint Aviation Authorities |
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K
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| KHz |
Kilohertz |
| Kt
/ Knot |
One Nautical Mile (One
knot equals 1.1515mph) |
| kW |
Kilowatt |
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L
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| LARS |
Lower Airspace Radar
Advisory Service |
| LAT |
Latitude |
| LDA |
Landing Distance Available |
| LF |
Low Frequency |
| LITAS |
Low Intensity Two Colour
Approach System |
| LOC |
Locoliser |
| LONG |
Longitude |
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M
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| MAG |
Magnetic |
| Mach |
Ratio of true airspeed
to the speed of sound |
| MAP |
Missed Approach Point |
| MB |
Millibar |
| MDA |
Minimum Descent Altitude |
| MDH |
Minimum Descent Height |
| MET |
Meteorology |
| METAR |
Coded Aerodrome MET
Report |
| MF |
Medium Frequency |
| MFD |
Multi- Function Display |
| MH |
Magnetic Heading |
| MHz |
Megahertz |
| MLS |
Microwave Landing System |
| MSA |
Minimum Safe Altitude |
| MSL |
Mean Sea Level |
| MTOW |
Maximum Take Off Weight |
| MZFW |
Maximum Zero Fuel Weight |
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N
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| NATS |
National Air Transport
Service |
| NDB |
Non Directional Beacon |
| NM |
Nautical Mi |
| NOTAM |
Notice To Airmen |
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O
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| OAT |
Outside Air Temperature |
| OBS |
Omni Bearing Selector |
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P
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| PAPI |
Precision Approach
Path Indicator |
| PAR |
Pricision Approach
Radar |
| PIC |
Pilot in Command |
| PIO |
Pilot Induced Oscillation |
| PLN |
Flight Plan |
| PMS |
Preformance Management
System |
| POB |
Persons On Board |
| POH |
Pilot Operating Handbook |
| PPL |
Private Pilots Licence |
| PTT |
Press To Trans |
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Q
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| QDM |
Magnetic bearing to
a direction finding beacon |
| QDR |
Magnetic bearing from
the station |
| QFE |
Atmospheric pressure
at aerodrome level |
| QFU |
Magnetic orientation
of runway in use |
| QNE |
Reading in feet on
an altimeter set to 1013MB |
| QNH |
Altitude above mean
sea level based on local station pressure |
| QTE |
True line of position
from a direction finding station |
| QUJ |
True bearing |
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R
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| RAS |
Radar Advisory Service |
| RCL |
Runway center line |
| RBI |
Relative Bearing Indicator |
| RDO |
Radio |
| RIS |
Radar Information Service |
| RMI |
Radio Magnetic Indicator |
| RMU |
Radio Management Unit |
| RVR |
Runway Visual Range |
| RX |
Reciever |
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S
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| SAS |
Stability Augmentation
System |
| SB |
Service Bulletin |
| SELCAL |
Selective Calling |
| SFC |
Specific Fuel Consumption |
| SID |
Standard Instrument
Departure |
| SOB |
Souls On Board |
| SOP |
Standard Operating
Procedure |
| SR |
Sunrise |
| SRZ |
Special Rules Zone |
| SRA |
Surveillance Radar
Approach |
| SRE |
Surveillance Radar
Element |
| SS |
Sunset |
| SSB |
Single Side Band |
| SSR |
Secondary Surveillance
Radar |
| STAR |
Standard Terminal Arrival
Route |
| STOL |
Short Take-Off and
Landing |
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T
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| TACAN |
Tactical Air Navigation
System |
| TAF |
Terminal Area Forecast |
| TAS |
True Air Speed |
| TBO |
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| TCAS |
Traffic Alert and Collision
Avoidance System |
| THR
or Thld |
Threshold |
| TMA |
Terminal control Area |
| TO |
Take-Off |
| TODA |
Take-Off Distance Available |
| TODR |
Take-Off Distance Required |
| TORA |
Take-Off Run Available |
| TSO |
Technical Standard
Order |
| TVOR |
Terminal VOR |
| TWR |
Tower |
| TWY |
Taxiway |
| TX |
Transmitter |
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U
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| UDF |
UHF Direction Finder |
| UHF |
Ultra High Frequency |
| UIR |
Upper Information Region |
| UTC |
Co-ordinated Universal
Time |
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V
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| VAL |
Visual Approach and
Landing (chart) |
| VAR |
Variation (magnetic) |
| VASIS |
Visual Approach Slope
Indicator System |
| VDF |
Very High Frequency
Direction Finding |
| VFR |
Visual Flight Rules |
| VHF |
Very High Frequency |
| VIS |
Visability |
| VLF |
Very Low Frequency |
| VOLMET |
Continuous Recorded
Broadcasts of Weather Conditions |
| VOR |
Very High Frequency
Omni Directional Range |
| VP |
Variable Pitch |
| VRP |
Visual Reporting Point |
| VSI |
Vertical Speed Indicator |
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W
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| WP |
Waypoint |
| WX
NIL |
No Significant Weather
(Used inWeather Reports) |
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X
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| XMSN |
Transmission |
| XPDR |
Transponder |
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Y
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Z
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| ZFW |
Zero Fuel Weight |
| Zulu
or Z |
Used World Wide for
Times and of Flight Operations (Same as UTC) |
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