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ALPHA
A/A -AIR TO AIR COMMUNICATION
A/C - AIRCRAFT
AC - ALTERNATING CURRENT
ACAS - AIRBORNE ALERT AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM
ACARS - AIRCRAFT ADDRESSING & REPORTING SYSTEM
ACC - AREA CONTROL CENTRE
ACMS - AIRCRAFT CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM
ADC - AIR DATA COMPUTER
ADF - AUTOMATIC DIRECTION FINDER
ADI - ATTITUDE DIRECTOR INDICATOR
ADIRU - AIR DATA COMPUTER INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT
ADS - AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE
ADS-A - AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE - ADDRESSED
ADS-B - AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE - BROADCAST
AFC - AERONUTICAL FREQUENCY COMMITTEE
AFCS - AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM (A/P)
AFDS - AUTOPILOT FLIGHT DIRECTOR SYSTEM
AFIS - AERODROME FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICES
AFIS - AUTOMATIC FLIGHT INSPECTION SYSTEM
AFS - AERONAUTICAL FIXED SERVICE
AFTN - AERONAUTICAL FIXED TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK
A/G - AIR TO GROUND COMMUNICATION
AHRS - ATTITUDE AND HEADING REFERENCE SYSTEM
AIC - AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION CIRCULAR
AIDS - AIRCRAFT INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEM
AIMS - AIRCRAFT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
AIP - AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION PUBLICATION
AIS - AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICE
ALSF - APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM - FLASHLIGHT
ALTM - ALTIMETER
AM - AMPLITUDE MODULATION
AMSL - ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL
AMSRS - AERONAUTICAL MOBILE SATELLITE ROUTE SERVICE
AMSS - AERONAUTICAL MOBILE SATELLITE SYSTEM
AMTS - AERONAUTICAL MESSAGE TRANSFER SERVICE
ANC - AIR NAVIGATION COMMISSION
AOC - AERONAUTICAL OPERATION CONTROL
AOCI - AIRPORT OPERATORS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL
AOPA - AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION
APC - AERONAUTICAL PASSENGER COMMUNICATION
APD - APPROACH PROGRESS DISPLAY
API - AIR PASSENGER INTERFACE
APP - APPROACH CONTROL
APU - AUXILIARY POWER UNIT
ARC - AUTOMATIC RADAR CONTROL
ARINC - AERONAUTICAL RADIO INC.
ARP - AIRFIELD REFERENCE POINT
ARSR - AIR ROUTE SURVEILLANCE RADAR
ASDA - ACCELERATION-STOP DISTANCE AVAILABLE
ASMGCS - ADVANCED SURFACE MOVEMENT GUIDANCE & CONTROL SYSTEM
ASMI - AIRFIELD SURFACE MOVEMENT INDICATOR
ASP - AUDIO SELECTOR PANEL
ASR - AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE RADAR
ASTERIX - ALL PUPPOSE STRUCTURED EUROCONTROL RADAR INFORMATION EXCHANGE
ASW - ANTI SUBMARINE WARFARE
ATC - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
ATCA - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ASSOCIATION
ATCC - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE
ATFM - AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT
ATCRBS - ATC RADAR BEACON SYSTEM
ATIS - AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE
ATM - AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
ATN - AERONAUTICAL TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK
ATPL - AIR TRANSPORT PILOT LICENCE
ATS - AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES
ATSU - AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES UNIT
AVCS - ATTITUDE AND VELOCITY CONTROL SYSTEM
AWY - AIRWAY
A/T - AUTOTHROTTLE
A/P - AUTOPILOT
BRAVO
BA - BRAKING ACTION
BABS - BLIND APPROACH BEACON SYSTEM
BAZ - BACK AZIMUTH
BCD - BINARY CODED DECIMAL
BCM - BACK COURSE MARKER
BCN - BEACON
BFO - BEAT FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR
BIH - BUREAU INTERNATIONAL DE L'HEURE
BITE - BUILT-IN TEST EQUIPMENT
BKN - BROKEN (clouds)
BNS - BOUNDARY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
BPS - BITS PER SECOND
BPSK - BINARY PHASE SHIFT KEYING
BRG - BEARING
B-RNAV - BASIC AREA NAVIGATION
BS - COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATION
BSC - BINARY SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL
BSS - BUREAU of STANDARDS SYSTEM
BTU - BRITISH THERMAL UNIT
BTB(S) - BUS TIE BREAKER(S)
CHARLIE
CA - COLLISION ALERT
CAA - CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY
CADC - CENTRAL AIR DATA COMPUTER
CAS - CALIBRATED AIRSPEED
CASA - COMPUTER ASSISTED SLOT ALLOCATION
CASE - COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
CAT - CATEGORY (3, 2, or 1) APPROACH
CAT - CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE
CAVOK - CEILING AND VISIBILITY OK
CB - CUMULONIMBUS
CBT - COMPUTER BASED TRAINING
CC - CIRROCUMULUS
CCIR - CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL RADIO
CCITT - COMITÉ CONSULTATIF INTERNATIONAL TÉLÉGRAPHIQUE ET TÉLÉPHONIQUE (now ITU-T)
CCTV - CLOSE CIRCUIT TELEVISION
CDI - COURSE DEVIATION INDICATOR
CDMA - CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS
CDU - CONTROL DISPLAY UNIT
CDTI - COCKPIT DISPLAY OF TRAFFIC INFORMATION
CEAC - COMMITTEE OF EUROPEAN AIRSPACE CO-ORDINATION
CEU - CENTRAL EXECUTIVE UNIT (CFMU)
CFIT - CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN
CFMU - CENTRAL FLOW MANAGEMENT UNIT
CHG - CHANGE
CIDIN - COMMON ICAO DATA INTERCHANGE PROTOCOL
CIS - CABIN INTERPHONE SYSTEM (VCS)
CMCS - CENTRAL MAINTENANCE COMPUTER SYSTEM
CNS/ATM - COMMUNICATION NAVIGATION SURVEILLANCE / AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
CODEC - CODER / DECODER
COMLOC - COMPASS LOCATOR
COTS - COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF
CPCS - CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM
CPL - CORPORATE PILOT LICENCE
CPU - CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
CRC - CYCLIC REDUNDANCY CHECK
CRT - CATHODE RAY TUBE
CSEU - CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRONIC UNIT
CSMA - CARRIER SENSE MULTIPLE ACCESS
CSMA - CODE SENSE MULTIPLE ACCESS
CTAF - COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQUENCY
CTOL - CONVENTIONAL TAKE OFF AND LANDING
CTR - CONTROL ZONE
CTU - CABIN TELEPHONE UNIT
CVFDR - COMBINED VOICE AND FLIGHT DATA RECORDER
CVFP - CHARTED VISUAL FLIGHT PROCEDURE
CVOR - CONVENTIONAL VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RANGE
CVR - COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER
CW - COLLISION WARNING
CWP - CONTROLLER WORKING POSITION
DELTA
DA - DECISION ALTITUDE
DA - DRIFT ANGLE
DA - DIRECT ACCESS (COMMUNICATIONS)
DABS - DISCRETE ADDRESS BEACON SYSTEM
DAIR - DIRECT ALTITUDE AND IDENTITY READOUT
D-ATIS - DIGITAL AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE
DC - DIRECT CURRENT
D&D - DISTRESS AND DIVERSION
DECTRA - DECCA TRACK AND RANGE
DELRAC - DECCA LONG RANGE AREA COVERAGE
DEP - DEPARTURE
DER - DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY
DF - DIRECTION FINDER
DFDAU - DIGITAL FLIGHT DATA ACQUISITION UNIT
DFDR - DIGITAL FLIGHT DATA RECORDER
DGNSS - DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SERVICES
DGPS - DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
DH - DECISION HEIGHT
DIAN - DECCA INTEGRATED AIRBORNE NAVIGATOR
DLA - DELAY
DLB - DUNMORE LANDING BEAM
DLP - DATA LINK PROCESSOR
DLY - DELAY
DME - DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT
DME/N - NORMAL (CONVENTIONAL) DME
DME/P - PRECISION DME
DNTKFX - DOWN TRACK FIX
DMU - DATA MANAGEMENT UNIT
DOP - DILUTION OF PRECISION
DPSK - DIFFERENTIAL PHASE SHIFTED KEY
DTE - DATA TERMINAL EQUIPMENT
DVOR - DOPPLER VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RANGE
DZ - DRIZZLE
ECHO
EADI - ELECTRONIC ATTITUDE DIRECTOR INDICATOR
EACARS - ENHANCED ACARS
EARTS - ENROUTE AUTOMATED RADAR TRACKING SYSTEM
EAT - ESTIMATED APPROACH TIME
EATCHIP - EUROPEAN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL HARMONISATION AND INTEGRATION PROGRAMME
EATMS - EUROPEAN AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
ECAC - EUROPEAN CIVIL AVIATION CONFERENCE
ECCM - ELECTRONIC COUNTER COUNTERMEASURES
ECM - ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES
ECS - ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM
EDCT - EXPECTED DEPARTURE CLEARANCE TIME
EDI - ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE
EEC - ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL
EEPROM - ELECTRICALLY ERASABLE PROM
EFAS - EN-ROUTE FLIGHT ADVISORY SERVICE (FLIGHT WATCH)
EFIS - ELECTRONIC FLIGHT INSTRUMENT SYSTEM
EGNOS - EUROPEAN GEOSTATIONARY NAVIGATION OVERLAY SYSTEM
EGPWS - ENENHANCED GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM
EHF - EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY
EHSI - ELECTRONIC HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR
EICAS - ENGINE INDICATION AND CREW ALERTING SYSTEM
ELBA - EMERGENCY LOCATOR BEACON (obsolete)
ELEV - ELEVATION
ELT - EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER
EPC - EXTERNAL POWER CONTACTOR
EPIRB - EMERGENCY POSITION INDICATING RADIO BEACON
EOM - END OF MESSAGE
EPR - ENGINE PRESSURE RATIO
EPROM - ERASABLE PROM
EPRL - ENGINE PRESSURE RATIO LIMIT
ERP - EYE REFERENCE POINT
ESA - EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
ESS - EMERGENCY AND SUPPORT SERVICES
ETA - ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL
ETD - ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE
ETE - ESTIMATED TIME ENROUTE
ETSI - EUROPEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS INSTITUTE
EUROCAE - EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR CIVIL AVIATION EQUIPMENT
EXRAVE - EXPECT RADAR VECTORING
EXTD - EXTENDED
FOXTROT
FAA - FEDERAL AVIATION AUTHORITY
FAC - FINAL APPROACH COURSE
FAF - FINAL APPROACH FIX
FAI - FEDERATION AERONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE
FANS - FUTURE AIR NAVIGATION SYSTEM
FAP - FINAL APPROACH POINT
FAR - FEDERAL AIR REGULATIONS
FAST - FINAL APPROACH SEQUENCING TOOLS
FATO - FINAL APPROACH AND TAKE-OFF AREA
FCC - FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER
FCEU - FLIGHT CONTROL ELECTRONICS UNIT
FD, F/D - FLIGHT DIRECTOR
FDAU - FLIGHT DATA ACQUISITION UNIT
FDE - FAULT DETECTION AND EXCLUSION
FDE - FLIGHT DATA EXCHANGE
FDI - FAULT DETECTION AND ISOLATION
FDEP - FLIGHT DATA ENTRY PANEL
FDM - FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING
FDMA - FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS
FDPS - FLIGHT DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM
FDR - FLIGHT DATA RECORDER
FDS - FLIGHT DIRECTOR SYSTEM
FEW - FEW (clouds 1/8 - 2/8)
FIC - FLIGHT INFORMATION CENTRE
FIM - FAULT INSULATION MANUAL
FIR - FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION
FIS - FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICES
FL - FLIGHT LEVEL
FLIR - FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED
FM - FREQUENCY MODULATION
FM - FROM
FMC - FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER
FMCS - FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER SYSTEM
FMP - FLOW MANAGEMENT POSITION
FMS - FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
FMU - FLIGHT MANAGEMENT UNIT
FPL - FLIGHT PLAN
FPM - FLIGHT PATH MONITORING
FPM - FEET PER MINUTE
FRM - FAULT REPORTING MANUAL
FRUIT - FALSE REPLIES UNSYNCHRONIZED (WITH) INTERROGATOR TRANSMISSION
FSW - FLIGHT SPECIALIST WORKSTATION
FT - TERMINAL FORECAST (US ONLY)
GOLF
G/A - GROUND TO AIR COMMUNICATION
GA - GENERAL AVIATION
G/G - GROUND TO GROUND COMMUNICATION
GAT - GENERAL AIR TRAFFIC
GBAS - GROUND BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEM
GCA - GROUND CONTROLLED APPROACH
GDF - GROUND DIRECTION FINDER
GDLP - GROUND DATALINK PROCESSOR
GDOP - GEOMETRIC DILUTION OF PRECISION
GEO - GEOGRAPHIC
GGDC - GROUND - GROUND DATA COMMUNICATION
GHz - GIGAHERTZ
GIB - GNSS INTEGRITY BROADCAST
GIC - GNSS INTEGRITY CHANNEL
GLONASS - GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (Russian)
GLS - GPS (GNSS) LANDING SYSTEM
GMT - GREENWICH MEAN TIME
GND - GROUND
GNLU - GNSS NAVIGATION AND LANDING UNIT
GNSS - GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM
GOES - GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE
GP - GLIDE PATH
GPS - GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
GPWS - GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM
GRVL - GRAVEL
GS - GLIDE SLOPE
GSI - GLIDE SLOPE INTERSECTION POINT
GS - GROUND SPEED
GTC - GROUND TRAFFIC CONTROL
GWS - GRAPHICAL AND TEXT WEATHER SERVICE
HOTEL
HAA - HEIGHT ABOVE AIRPORT
HAL - HEIGHT ABOVE LANDING
HAT - HEIGHT ABOVE TOUCHDOWN
HDD - HEAD DOWN DISPLAY
HDD - HEAD DOWN DISPLAY
HDG - HEADING
HDOP - HORIZONTAL DILUTION OF PRECISION
HEO - HIGH EARTH ORBIT
HF - HIGH FREQUENCY (3-30 MHz)
HFDF - HIGH FREQUENCY DIRECTON FINDER
HFDL - HIGH FREQUENCY DATA LINK
HIRLS - HIGH INTENSITY RUNWAY LIGHTS SYSTEM
HIWAS - HAZARDOUS INFLIGHT WEATHER ADVISORY SERVICE
HLDG - HOLDING
HMI - HUMAN - MACHINE INTERFACE
HOL - HOLIDAY
HOTAS - HANDS ON THROTTLE AND STICK
HPA - HECTOPASCAL
HRP - HELIPORT REFERENCE POINT
HSI - HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR
HUD - HEAD UP DISPLAY
HZ - DUST HAZE
HZ - HERTZ (CYCLE PER SECOND)
INDIA
IA - INDIRECT ACCESS (COMMUNICATIONS)
IAEF - INTERNATIONAL AERONAUTICAL EMERGENCY FREQUENCY
IAF - INITIAL APPROACH FIX
IAOPA - INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATIONS
IAP - INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE
IAR - INTERNATIONAL AVIATION REGULATIONS
IAS - INDICATED AIRSPEED
IATA - INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
IAWP - INITIAL APPROACH WAYPOINT
ICAO - INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION
ICD - INTERFACE CONTROL DOCUMENT
I/C - INSPECTION/CHECK
IDG - INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR
IDS - INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM
I.E. - THAT IS
IEEE - INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS
IF - INTERMEDIATE FIX
IF - INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY
IFIM - INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT INFORMATION MANUAL
IFPS - INITIAL FLIGHT PLAN PROCESSING SYSTEM
IFR - INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
ILS - INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM
INCERFA - UNCERTAINITY PHASE
INOP - INOPERATIVE
INS - INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM
INTL - INTERNATIONAL
IM - INNER MARKER (ILS)
IMC - INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
INMARSAT - INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SATELLITE CONSORTIUM
INTELSAT - INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CONSORTIUM
IR - INFRARED
IRS - INERTIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM
IRU - INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT
ION - INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION
ISDN - INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK
ITU - NTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
IVSI - INSTANTANEOUS VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR
JULIETT
JAA - JOINT AVIATION AUTHORITIES
JAR - JOINT AVIATION REGULATIONS
JPALS - JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEM
JTST - JET STREAM
KILO
KEAS - KNOTS, EQUIVALENT AIRSPEED
KGLS - KINEMATIC GPS LANDING SYSTEM
KIAS - KNOTS INDICATED AIRSPEED
KTS - KNOTS
LIMA
L - COMPASS LOCATOR (LOCATOR BEACON)
LAAS - LOCAL AREA AUGMENTATION SYSTEM
LAAS - LOW ALTITUDE ALERT SYSTEM
LADGPS - LOCAL AREA DIFFERENTIAL GPS
LADGNSS - LOCAL AREA DIFFERENTIAL GNSS
LAHSO - LAND AND HOLD SHORT
LAN - LOCAL AREA NETWORK
LAM - LOCAL AREA MULTILATERATION
LCD - LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
LDA - LANDING DISTANCE AVAILABLE
LDA - LOCALIZER DIRECTIONAL AID
LDOC - LONG DISTANCE OPERATIONAL CONTROL
LEO - LOW EARTH ORBIT
LFB - LOW FREQUENCY BEACON
LFR - LOW FREQUENCY RANGE
LIH - LIGHT INTENSITY HIGH
LIL - LIGHT INTENSITY LOW
LLZ - LOCALIZER
LMM - LOCALIZER MIDDLE MARKER
L NAV, LNAV - LATERAL NAVIGATION
LOC - LOCALIZER
LOM - LOCATOR OUTER MARKER
LOP - LINE OF POSITION
LORAN - LONG RANGE NAVIGATION SYSTEM
LRRA - LOW RANGE RADIO ALTIMETER
LRU - ON-LINE REPLACEMENT UNIT
MIKE
MAC - MEAN AERODYNAMIC CHORD
MALS - MEDIUM INTENSITY APPROACH LIGHTS SYSTEM
MALSF - MALS - FLASHLIGHT
MALSR - MALS WITH RUNWAY CENTERLINE
MAPT - MISSED APPROACH POINT
MATZ - MILITARY AERODROME TRAFFIC ZONE
MCDP - MANTENANCE CONTROL AND DISPLAY PANEL
MCDU - MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL AND DISPLAY UNIT
MCP - MASTER CONTROL PANEL
MCS - MASTER CONTROL STATION
MCT - MAXIMUM CONTINUOUS THRUST
MDA - MINIMUM DECISION ALTITUDE
MDH - MINIMUM DECISION HEIGHT
MEA - MINIMUM ENROUTE ALTITUDE
MEL - MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST
MEO - MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT
METAR - METEOROLOGICAL AERODROME REPORT
MHA - MINIMUM HOLDING ALTITUDE
MHz - MEGAHERTZ
MIL STD - MILITARY STANDARD
MLS - MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM
MNPS - MINIMUM NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE STANDARD
MMEL - MASTER MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST
METAR - METEOROLOGICAL AVIATION ROUTINE REPORT (ICAO)
MKR - MARKER RADIO BEACON
MLS - MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM
MM - MIDDLE MARKER (ILS)
MMR - MULTI MODE RECEIVER
MOCA - MINIMUM OBSTACLE CLEARANCE ALTITUDE
MORA - MINIMUM OFF-ROUTE ALTITUDE
MRA - MINIMUM RECEIVING ALTITUDE
MSAS - MULTI SATELLITE - BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEM
MSAW - MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE WARNING
MSL - MEAN SEA LEVEL
MSSR - MONOPULSE SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR
MTBF - MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES
MTOW - MAXIMUM TAKE-OFF WEIGHT
MTTR - MEAN TIME TO REPAIR
MTCD - MEDIUM TERM CONFLICT DETECTION
MTD - MOVING TARGET DETECTION (same as MTI)
MTI - MOVING TARGET INDICATION
MTU - METRIC UNITS
MUA - MINIMUM USABLE ALTITUDE
MVA - MINIMUM VECTOR ALTITUDE
MVAR - MAGNETIC VARIATION (DECLINATION)
MZFW - MAXIMUM ZERO FUEL WEIGHT
NOVEMBER
N/A - NOT APPLICABLE
NADIN - NATIONAL AIRSPACE DATA INTERCHANGE NETWORK
NAS - NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (US)
NASA - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE AGENCY (US)
NATA - NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (US)
NATS - NORTH ATLANTIC TRACK SYSTEM
NAVAID - NAVIGATIONAL AID
NBAA - NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION (US)
ND - NAVIGATION DISPLAY
NDB - NON-DIRECTIONAL RADIO BEACON
NELS - NORTH EUROPEAN LORAN SYSTEM
NFDC - NATIONAL FLIGHT DATA CENTER (US)
NIL - NOTHING TO SEND (FOR NIHIL)
NLB - NON-DIRECTIONAL LOCATOR BEACON
NOSIG - NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
NOTAM - NOTICE TO AIRMEN
NM - NAUTICAL MILE
NS - NIMBOSTRATUS
NTSB - NATIONAL TRANSPORT SAFETY BOARD (US)
NWS - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (US)
OSCAR
OAT - OPERATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC
OBI - OMNI-BEARING INDICATOR
OBS - OMNI-BEARING SELECTOR
OCA - OBSTACLE CLEARANCE ALTITUDE
OCA - OCEANIC CONTROL AREA
OCSV - OCEANIC SERVICES
OCFNT - OCCLUDED FRONT
OCH - OBSTACLE CLEARANCE HEIGHT
OCI - OUT OF COVERAGE INDICATOR
OCL - OBSTACLE CLEARANCE LIMIT
OCLD - OCCLUDE
OCS - OBSTACLE CLEARANCE SURFACE
ODALS - OMNIDIRECTIONAL APPROACH LIGHTS SYSTEM
ODID - OPERATIONAL DISPLAY AND INPUT DEVELOPMENT
OJT - ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
OLDI - ON-LINE DATA INTERCHANGE
OM - OUTER MARKER (ILS)
O/R - ON REQUEST
ORD - OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT
OSI - OPEN SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION
OTS - OFF THE SHELF
OVC - OVERCAST (clouds)
OVHD - OVERHEAD
PAPA
PA - PASSENGER ADDRESS
PAPI - PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR
PAR - PRECISION APPROACH RADAR
PANS - PROCEDURES FOR AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES
PANS-OPS - PANS - AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS
PAVE - PRECISION AVIONICS VECTORING EQUIPMENT
PBX - PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE
PCA - POWER CONTROL ACTUATOR
PCALS - PILOT CONTROLLED AIRPORT LIGHTING SYSTEM
PCM - PULSE-CODE MODULATION
PCU - POWER CONTROL UNIT
PCU - PROTOCOL CONVERTER UNIT
PDC - PRE-DEPARTURE CLEARANCE
PDI - PICTORIAL DEVIATION INDICATOR
PDN - PUBLIC DATA NETWORK
PDOP - POSITION DILUTION OF PRECISION
PED - PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
PES - PITCH ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM
PFD - PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY
PIREP - PILOT REPORT
PLI - PITCH LIMIT INDICATOR
POPI - POST OFFICE POSITION INDICATOR
PPI - PLAN POSITION INDICATOR
PPL - PRIVATE PILOT LICENCE
PPM - PULSE POSITION MODULATION
PROM - PROGRAMMABLE READ ONLY MEMORY
PSN - PUBLIC SWITCHED NETWORK
PSR - PRIMARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR
PSS - PASSENGER SERVICE SYSTEM
PSTN - PUBLIC SWITCHED TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK
PSU - PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT
PTT - PUSH-TO-TALK
PWR - POWER
QUEBEC
QAN - WIND DIRECTION/SPEED
QAR - QUICK ACCESS RECORDER
QBA - VERTICAL VISIBILITY
QBB - RELATIVE CLOUDS BASE
QDM - MAGNETIC BEARING TO NAVAID
QDR - MAGNETIC BEARING FROM NAVAID (RADIAL)
QFE - LOCAL STATION PRESSURE (altimeter setting)
QFU - MAGNETIC ORIENTATION OF RUNWAY
QMU - TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
QNE - STANDARD (MSL) PRESSURE (altimeter setting)
QNH - SEA LEVEL ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE (altimeter setting)
QTE - TRUE BEARING
ROMEO
RA - RESOLUTION ADVISORY
RAA - REGIONAL AIRLINES ASSOCIATION
RAFC - REGIONAL AREA FORECAST CENTRE
RAS - RADAR ABSORBING STRUCTURES
RAIL - RUNWAY ALIGNMENT INDICATOR LIGHTS
RAIM - RECEIVER AUTONOMOUS INTEGRITY MONITORING
RAM - RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
RANA - RADIO NAVIGATEUR
RBI - RADIO BEACON INDICATOR
RCE - RADIO CONTROL EQUIPMENT
RCL - RUNWAY CENTRE LINE
RCU - REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
RCVR - RECEIVER
RDMI - RADIO DISTANCE MAGNETIC INDICATOR
RDPS - RADAR DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM
RDSS - RADIO DETERMINATION SATELLITE SYSTEM
RDS/TMC - RADIO DATA SYSTEM / TRAFFIC MESSAGE CHANNEL
REIL - RUNWAY END INDICATION LIGHT
RF - RADIO FREQUENCY
RHCP - RIGHT HAND CIRCULAR POLARISATION
RMI - RADIO MAGNETIC INDICATOR
RNAV - AREA NAVIGATION
RNP - REQUIRED NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE
ROC - RATE OF CLIMB
ROD - RATE OF DESCENT
ROM - READ ONLY MEMORY
RPL - REPETITIVE FLIGHT PLAN
RPN - REVERSE POLISH NOTATION
RQP - REQUEST FLIGHT PLAN
RQS - REQUEST SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
RPM - REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE
RRP - RUNWAY REFERENCE POINT
RSBN - RADIOTECHNICZNY SYSTEM BLISKIEJ NAWIGACJI
RT - RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER
RTCC - REGIONAL TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE
RTN - RHO-THETA NAVIGATION
RTO - REJECTED TAKE-OFF
RVR - RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE
RVSM - REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMA
RWY - RUNWAY
RX - RECEIVING
SIERRA
SALS - SHORT APPROACH LIGHTS SYSTEM
SAR - SEARCH AND RESCUE
SARPS - STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES (ICAO)
SART - SEARCH AND RESCUE RADAR TRANSPONDER
SAT - STATIC AIR TEMPERATURE
SATCOM - SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
SAVASI - SIMPLIFIED VASI
SBA - STANDARD BEAM APPROACH
SBAS - SATELLITE BASED AUGMENTATION SYSTEM
SCADA - SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION
SCT - SCATTERED (clouds)
SDF - SIMPLIFIED DIRECTIONAL FACILITY
SDF - STEP - DOWN FIX
SDI - SOURCE DESIGNATION IDENTIFICATOR
SDLS-ATM - SYNCHRONOUS SATELLITE LINK FOR AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
SELCAL - SELECTIVE CALL
SFL - SEQUENCE FLASHING LIGHTS
SG - SYMBOL GENERATOR
SHF - SUPER HIGH FREQUENCY (3-30 GHz)
SIAP - STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE
SID - STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE
SIGMET - SIGNIFICANT METEO
SIS - SERVICE INTERPHONE SYSTEM
SITA - SOCIETE INTERNATIONALE DE TELECOMMUNICATION AERONAUTIQUE
SKC - SKY CLEAR (clouds)
SLST - SEA LEVEL STATIC THRUST
SMGCS - SURFACE MOVEMENT GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEM
SMMS - SURFACE MOVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SMR - SURFACE MOVEMENT RADAR
SPI - SPECIAL POSITION IDENTIFICATION PULSE (SSR)
SRAM - STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
SSALF - SIMPLIFIED SHORT APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM - FLASHLIGHT
SSALR - SIMPLIFIED SHORT APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH RUNWAY ALIGNMENT INDICATOR LIGHTS
SSALS - SIMPLIFIED SHORT APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM
SSB - SINGLE SIDE BAND
SSR - SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR
STA - SCHEDULED TIME OF ARRIVAL
STAR - STANDARD ARRIVAL
STBY - STANDBY
STCA - SHORT TERM CONFLICT ALERT
STDMA - SELF ORGANIZING TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS
STOL - SHORT TAKE-OFF AND LANDING
STOVL - SHORT TAKE-OFF VERTICAL LANDING
SWY - STOPWAY
TANGO
TA - TRAFFIC ADVISORY
TACAN - TACTICAL AIR NAVIGATION SYSTEM
TACBE - TACTICAL COMMUNICATION - BEACON
TADIL - TACTICAL DIGITAL INFORMATION LINK
TAF - TRENDS AND FORECAST
TAR - TERMINAL AREA RADAR
TAS - TRUE AIRSPEED
TAWS - TERRAIN AWARENESS AND WARNING SYSTEM
TCAS - TRAFFIC ALERT AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM
TCH - THRESHOLD CROSSING HEIGHT
T-VASI - T-SHAPED VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR
TDI - TRACK DEVIATION INDICATOR
TDM - TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING
TDMA - TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS
TDOP - TIME DILUTION OF PRECISION
TDP - TAKE-OFF DECISION POINT
TDZ - TOUCH DOWN ZONE
TDZL - TOUCH DOWN ZONE LIGHTS
TERPS - TERMINAL INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES
TES - TŁUMIENIE ECH STAŁYCH
TFL - TRANSFER FLIGHT LEVEL
THR - THRESHOLD
TIS - TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICE
TLS - TRANSPONDER LANDING SYSTEM
TTC - TRACKING, TELEMETRY AND CONTROL
TTLS - TRANSPORTABLE TRANSPONDER LANDING SYSTEM
TMA - TERMINAL MANEOUVRING AREA
TMC - THRUST MANAGEMENT COMPUTER
TMCS - TECHNICAL MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM
TMS - THRUST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
TMSP - THRUST MODE SELECT PANEL
T.O. - TAKEOFF
TODA - TAKEOFF DISTANCE AVAILABLE
TOGA - TAKE OFF GO AROUND
TORA - LANDING DISTANCE AVAILABLE
TRACON - TERMINAL RADAR CONTROL
TRK - TRACK
TWR - TOWER (ATC)
TWY - TAXIWAY
TVOR - TERMINAL VOR
TX - TRANSMITTING
UNIFORM
UAC - UPPER AREA CONTROL
UART - UNIVERSAL ASYNCHRONOUS RECEIVER - TRANSMITTER
UDF - ULTRA - HIGH FREQUENCY DIRECTION FINDER
UDF - UN-DUCTED FAN
UHF - ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY
UHF RTF - ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY RADIOTELEPHONY
UIR - UPPER FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION
UL - UPLINK
ULB - UNDERWATER LOCATOR BEACON
U/S - UNSERVICEABLE
UTC - UNIVERSAL TIME COORDINATED
UPS - UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY
UNL - UNLIMITED
VICTOR
VAR - VISUAL - AURAL RANGE
VASI - VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR
VCS - VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
VDF - VHF DIRECTION FINDER
VDL - VHF DATA LINK
VDOP - VERTICAL DILUTION OF PRECISION
VDR - VHF DIGITAL RADIO
VFR - VISUAL FLIGHT RULES
VHF - VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (30-300 MHz)
VHF DF - VHF DIRECTION FINDER
VHF RTF - VHF RADIOTELEPHONY (A3E)
VIP - VERY IMPORTANT PASSENGER (PERSON)
VLF - VERY LOW FREQUENCY
VMC - VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
VMO - MAXIMUM OPERATING SPEED
V NAV, VNAV, VN - VERTICAL NAVIGATION
VOR - VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RANGE
VORTAC - VOR - TACAN
VOT - VOR TEST FACILITY
VR - ROTATION SPEED
VREF - REFERENCE SPEED
V/S - VERTICAL SPEED
VSAT - VERY SMALL APERTURE SATELLITE TERMINAL
VSI - VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR
VTOL - VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING
VSTOL - VERTICAL/SHORT TAKE-OFF AND LANDING
WHISKEY
WAAS - WIDE AREA AUGMENTATION SYSTEM (DGPS)
WAC - ICAO WORLD AERONAUTICAL CHART
WADGPS - WIDE AREA DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
WAGNSSA - WIDE AREA GNSS AUGMENTATION
WAM - WIDE AREA MULTILATERATION
WAN - WIDE AREA NETWORK
WARC - WORLD ADMINISTRATIVE RADIO CONFERENCE
WDI - WIND DIRECTION INDICATOR
WGS - WORLD GEODETIC SYSTEM
WILCO - WILL COMPLY
WMO - WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION
WPR - WAYPOINT REPORT
WPT - WAYPOINT
WRC - WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE
WSVC - WEATHER SERVICES
WX - WEATHER
WXR - WEATHER RADAR
X-RAY
XBAR - CROSSBAR (LIGHTING SYSTEM)
XMIT - TRANSMIT
XMTR - TRANSMITTER
XPNDR - TRANSPONDER
XTK - CROSS-TRACK
YANKEE
Y/D - YAW DAMPER
YD - YARDS
YPP - TOO MUCH WHISKEY
ZULU
Z - ZULU TIME (UTC)
ZFW - ZERO FUEL WEIGHT
ZZ - ZERO-ZERO (APPROACH, SAME AS CLEARED TO LAND)
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