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ABBREVIATION |
description |
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A/C or acft |
Aircraft |
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ADF |
Automatic Direction Finder |
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ADI |
Attitude Director Indicator |
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AGL |
Above Ground Level (altitude) |
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AI |
Attitude Indicator or Artificial Horizon |
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ALT |
Altitude |
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APP |
Approach |
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APR |
Approach (mode Autopilot) |
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ASL |
Above Sea Level (altitude) |
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ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
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ATIS |
Automatic Terminal Information Service |
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CAVOK |
Ceiling and Visibility OK (for VFR flights) |
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CAVU |
Ceiling an Visibility Unlimited |
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CDI |
Course Deviation Indicator |
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CLB |
Climb |
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CRZ |
Cruise |
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DEP |
Departure |
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DEST |
Destination |
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DME |
Distance Measuring Equipment |
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ECON |
Economy (cruise power setting) |
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ETA |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
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ETD |
Estimated Time of Departure |
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ETE |
Estimated Time Enroute |
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GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time (=UTC) |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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GS |
Groundspeed |
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HDG |
Heading |
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hPa |
HectoPascals (= Millibars pressure) |
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HSI |
Horizontal Situation Indicator |
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IFR |
Instrument Flight Rules |
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ILS |
Instrument Landing System |
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IMC |
Instrument Meteorological Conditions |
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INS |
Inertial Navigation System |
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IRS |
Inertial Reference System |
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IVSI |
Instantaneous VSI |
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KIAS |
Knots Indicated Airspeed |
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KTAS |
Knots True Airspeed |
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LAT/LON |
Latitude / Longitude |
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LDG |
Landing |
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LOC |
Localizer |
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LONG RANGE |
Long Range Cruise power setting |
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MEL |
Minimum Equipment List |
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MET |
Meteo (-rological) |
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MSL |
Mean Sea Level |
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NAV |
Navigation |
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NAV1 |
Navigation radio 1 |
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NDB |
Non Directional Beacon |
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OBS |
Omni Bearing Selector |
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PIC |
Pilot In Command (SIC: Second .. ..) |
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PIC |
Pilot in Command |
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PWR |
Power |
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QFE |
Pressure at Field Elevation |
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QNH |
Pressure at Sea Level (Nautic Height) |
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RMI |
Radio Magnetic Indicator |
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RNAV |
Area Navigation |
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RWY |
Runway |
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T/O |
Takeoff |
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TACAN |
Tactical Air Navigation System |
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TWR |
Tower (.. controller) |
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UTC |
Universal Time Co-ordinated (=GMT) |
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V1 |
V decision speed (T/O) |
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V2 |
V safe (climb out) speed N-1 configuration |
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VF1 F2 |
V flap extension speed, .. |
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VFR |
Visual Flight Rules |
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VLE |
V maximum landing gear extended speed |
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VLO |
V maximum landing gear operating speed |
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VMC |
Visual Meteorological Conditions |
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VNE |
V never exceed; maximum speed |
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VOR |
VHF Omnidirectional Range |
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VORTAC |
VOR – TACAN combined station |
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VR |
V rotation speed (T/O) |
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VREF |
V reference approach speed (to correct for conditions) |
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VS |
V stall; aircraft stall speed |
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VSI |
Vertical Speed Indicator (ft/min) |
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VX |
V best angle of climb speed (obstacle avoid..) |
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VY |
V best climb speed (performance) |
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WX |
Weather |