ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards
(109 cards)
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ACARS
A
AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATIONS ADDRESSING AND REPORTING SYSTEM
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ACAS
A
AIRBORNE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM
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ACC
A
AREA CONTROL CENTRE
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ADF
A
AUTOMATIC DIRECTION FINDING
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ADS
A
AUTOMATIC DEPENDANT SURVEILLANCE
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ADS-B
A
AUTOMATIC DEPENDANT SURVEILLANCE - BROADCAST
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ADS-C
A
AUTOMATIC DEPENDANT SURVEILLANCE - CONTRACT
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AFTN
A
AERONAUTICAL FIXED TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK
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AIC
A
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION CIRCULAR
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AIP
A
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION PUBLICATION
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AIRAC
A
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION REGULATION AND CONTROL
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AIS
A
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICE
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ARINC
A
AERONAUTICAL RADIO INCORPORATED
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ATA
A
ACTUAL TIME OF ARRIVAL
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ATC
A
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
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ATM
A
AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
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ATS
A
AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES
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BOTA
A
BREST OCEANIC TRANSITION SERVICES
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BRNAV
A
BASIC AREA NAVIGATION
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CAR
A
CARIBBEAN
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CDL
A
CONFIGURATION DEVIATION LIST
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CDM
A
COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING
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CDR
A
ConDitional ROUTE
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CDU
A
CONTROL DISPLAY UNIT
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CMA
CENTRAL MONITORING AGENCY
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CPDLC
CONTROLLER PILOT DATA LINK COMMUNICATIONS
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CTA
CONTROL AREA
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DCL
DEPARTURE CLEARANCE (VIA DATALINK)
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DCPC
DIRECT CONTROLLER PILOT COMMUNICATIONS
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DME
DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT
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DR
DEAD RECKONING
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EDTO
EXTENDED DIVERSION TIME OPERATIONS
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ELT
EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER
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ETOPS
EXTENDED RANGE TWIN-ENGINE AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS
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EUR
EUROPE
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FAA
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
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FANS 1/A
FUTURE AIR NAVIGATION SYSTEM 1 or A(1- BOEING and A- AIRBUS: PROPRIETARY AIR-GROUND ATC DATA LINK COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM)
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FDE
FAULT DETECTION EXCLUSION
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FDR
FLIGHT DATA RECORDS
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FIR
FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION
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FL
FLIGHT LEVEL
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FLAS
FLIGHT LEVEL ALLOCATION SCHEME
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FMC
FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER
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GLONASS
GLOBAL ORBITING NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM
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GMU
GPS (HEIGHT) MONITORING UNIT
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GNE
GROSS NAVIGATIONAL ERROR
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GNSS
GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM
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GP
GENERAL PURPOSE
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GPS
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
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HF
HIGH FREQUENCY
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HMU
HEIGHT MONITORING UNIT
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HSI
HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR
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ICAO
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION
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IFR
INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
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INS
INTERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM
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IRS
INERTIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM
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JAA
JOINT AVIATION AUTHORITIES
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kHZ
Kilohertz
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LAT
LATITUDE
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LONG
LONGITUDE
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LRNS
LONG RANGE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM
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MASPS
MINIMUM AIRCRAFT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS
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MEL
MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST
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MET
METEOROLOGICAL
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MEGAHERTZ
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MMEL
MASTER MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST
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MNPS
MINIMUM NAVIGATIONAL PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS
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MNT
MACH NUMBER TECHNIQUE
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NAM
NORTH AMERICA
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NAR
NORTH AMERICAN ROUTE
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NAT
NORTH ATLANTIC
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NAT HLA
NORTH ATLANTIC HIGH LEVEL AIRSPACE
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NAT SPG
NORTH ATLANTIC SYSTEMS PLANNING GROUP
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NDB
NON DIRECTIONAL BEACON
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NM
NAUTICAL MILE
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NOAA
NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADIMINISTRATION
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NOTA
NORTHERN OCEANIC TRANSITION AREA
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NOTAM
NOTICE TO AIRMEN
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OACC
OCEANIC AREA CONTROL CENTRE
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OCA
OCEANIC CONTROL AREA
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OESB
OCEANIC ERRORS SAFETY BULLETIN
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OTS
ORGANIZED TRACK SYSTEM
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PBCS
PERFORMANCED-BASED COMMUNICATION AND SURVEILLANCE
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PDC
PRE DEPARTURE CLEARANCE
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PRM
PREFERRED ROUTE MESSAGE
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RA
RESOLUTION ADVISORY (ACAS/TCAS)
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RAIM
RECEIVER AUTONOMOUS INTEGRITY MONITORING
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RMI
RADIO MAGNETIC INDICATOR
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RNP
REQUIRED NAVIGATIONAL PERFORMANCE
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R/T
RADIO TELEPHONY
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RVSM
REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMUM
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SAM
SOUTH AMERICA
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SELCAL
SELECTIVE CALLING
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SID
STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE
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SLOP
STRATEGIC LATERAL OFFSET PROCEDURES
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SMS
SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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SOTA
SHANNON OCEANIC TRANSITION AREA
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SSB
SINGLE SIDEBAND
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SSR
SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR
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TAS
TRUE AIRSPEED
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TCAS
TRAFFIC (ALERT and) COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM
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TLS
TARGET LEVEL OF SAFETY
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TMI
TRACK MESSAGE IDENTIFICATION
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UTC
UNIVERSAL TIME COORDINATED
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VHF
VERY HIGH FREQUENCY
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VOR
VHF OMNI-DIRECTIONAL RANGE
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WAH
WHEN ABLE HIGHER
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WATRS
WEST ATLANTIC ROUTE SYSTEM
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WPR
WAYPOINT POSITION REPORT
