Avionics Flashcards
FMS (Flight Management Systems) (73 cards)
1
Q
FMS
A
Flight Management System
2
Q
PFD
A
Primary Flight Display
3
Q
RNAV
A
Area Navigation
4
Q
EHSI
A
Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicators
5
Q
V-Speed
A
Reference Speeds (general term)
6
Q
AHRS
A
Attitude Heading Reference System (Attitude and Heading)
7
Q
ADC
A
Air Data Computer (air pressure sensor)
8
Q
ADAHRS
A
Air Data Attitude Heading Reference System
9
Q
MFD
A
Multi-Function Display (bottom of PFD)
10
Q
ILS
A
Instrument Landing System
11
Q
GPS
A
Global Positioning System
12
Q
VHF
A
Very High Frequency
13
Q
VOR
A
Omnidirectional Range
14
Q
HITS
A
Highway In The Sky (3D display)
15
Q
AIM
A
Aeronautical Information Manual
16
Q
AFM
A
Aircraft Flight Manual
17
Q
OAT
A
Outside Air Temperature
18
Q
VDC
A
Volts Direct Current
19
Q
WPT
A
Waypoint
20
Q
DIS
A
Distance to active waypoint
21
Q
TRK
A
(current/existing) Track
22
Q
XPDR
A
23
Q
TMR
A
24
Q
XPDR
A
Transponder Code
25
POH
Pilot Operating Handbook
26
FMC
Flight Management Computer
27
AFC
Automatic Flight Control
28
AFGS
Automatic Flight Guidance System
29
EFIS
Electronic Flight Instrument System
30
IRS
Inertial Reference System (Navigation)
31
CDU
Control Display Unit
32
FD
Flight Director (attitude "follow system" for flight plan)
33
AP
Auto Pilot
34
FGCP
Flight Guidance Control Panel (autopilot)
35
DSP
Display Select Panel
36
CCD
Cursor Control Device
37
MCP
Mode Control Panel
38
AMU
Avionics Management Unit
39
ACAWS
Advisory Caution and Warning System
40
ECAM
Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring System
41
EICAS
Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System
42
HUD
Heads Up Display
43
EVS
Enhanced Vision System
44
MSAW
Minimum Safe Altitude Warning or
Multi-Sensor All Weather Mapping
45
r (relating to engines)
Compression Ratio (inside a piston)
46
V d (engine related)
Displaced Volume (when piston "fills up")
47
V c (engine related)
Clearance Volume (any extra when piston is closed)
48
TDC (engine related)
Top Dead Center (also V c)
49
BDC (engine related)
Bottom Dead Center
50
CHT
Cylinder Head Temperature
51
EGT
Exhaust Gas Temperature
52
EFIS
Electronic Flight Instrument System
53
FADEC system
Full Authority Digital Engine Control system... cooling, lean mixing, etc.
54
VLJ
Very Light Jets
55
ADS-B
Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast
56
ADS-B NRA
ADS-B in Non Radar Airspace
57
ADS-B RAD
ADS-B in Radar Airspace
58
ADS-B APT
ADS-B for Airport Surface Surveillance
59
ATSAW
Airborne Traffic Situation Awareness (ATSAW)
60
ATSAW ITP
ATSAW In-Trail Procedure in oceanic airspace
61
ATSAW VSA
ATSAW Visual Separation in Approach
62
ATSAW AIRB
ATSAW during Flight Operations
63
ATSAW SURF
ATSAW on the Airport Surface
64
HMI
Human Machine Interface
65
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System
66
ACAS
Airborne Collision Avoidance System (international name)
67
TCAS
Traffic Collision Avoidance System
68
CDTI
Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
69
MLat
Multi Lateralization (similar to GPS)
70
WAM
Wide Area Multi-lateralization (nearly identical to GPS
71
IFR/GAT
Instrument Flight Rules/General Air Traffic
72
UAT
Universal Access Transceiver
73
TRSA
Terminal RADAR Service Area [___...ATC permissions...___]
