There are maybe several thousands of abbreviations in the aviation traffic (both civil and military, and in the „general aviation“ – mostly at sport aviation). This list shows only several the most used in the international civil aviation in frame of ICAO. January 2006 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 January 2006 (Tuesday) U.S. President George W. Bush delivers the State of the Union Address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate). ... General aviation (abbr. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...

A/C = aircraft

ACAS = Airborne Collision Avoidance System

ACARS = Aircraft Communication and Addressing Reporting System

ACC = Area Control Centre

A/D = aerodrome

ADF = Automatic Direction Finder

AMSL = Above Mean Sea Level

AIP = Aeronautical Information Publication

A/P = airplane (USA), aeroplane (ICAO)

ARINC = ARINC

ATC = Air Traffic Control

ATFM = Air Traffic Flow Management

ATS = Air Traffic Services

CAA = Civil Aviation Authority

CAS = Calibrated airspeed

CFIT = Controlled Flight Into Terrain

CG = Center of Gravity

c/l = RWY centre line

CPDLC = Controller Pilot Data Link Communications

CVR = Cockpit Voice Recorder

DA/H = Decision Altitude / Height (rel. to THR)

DER = Departure End of RWY

DME = Distance Measuring Equipment

DR = Dead reckoning (from: deduced recon)

EAS = Equivalent airspeed

EICAS = Engine Indicator and Crew Allert System

ELT =Emergency Location Transmiter

ESA = Emergency Safe Altitude

FADEC = Full Authority Digital Engine Control

FAF = Final Approach Fix

FAP = Final Approach Point

FEP = Final End Point

FDR = Flight Data Recorder (also known as black box)

FIR = Flight Information Region

FL = Flight Level

FMS = Flight Management System

FPL = Filed Flight Plan

FMC = Flight Management Computer (on board of a/c)

GND = Ground

GP = Glide Path

GPWS = Ground Proximity Warning System

EGPWS = Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System

GS = Glideslope

GSE= Ground Service Equipment

H = Heavy

HL = Height Loss

HUD = Head-up display

IAF = Initial Approach Fix

IAS = Indicated airspeed

ICAO = ICAO International Civial Aviation Organization

IF = Intermediate Approach Fix

IFR = Instrument Flight Rules

ILS = Instrument Landing System

IMC = Instrument Meteorological Conditions

INS = Inertial Navigation System

IRS = Inertial Reference System

ISA = International Standard Atmosphere

LLZ = Localizer (ILS)

LNAV = Lateral Navigation

MAPt = Missed Approach Point

MATS = Manual of Air Traffic Services

MDA/H = Minimum Descent Altitude/Height

MLS = Microwave Landing System

MM = Middle Marker

MOC = Minimum Obstacle Clearance

MSA = Minimum Safe Altitude/Minimum Sector Altitude

MSL = Mean Sea Level

MTOW = Maximum Take-Off Weight

NDB = Non-Directional Beacon

OCA/H = Obstacle Clearance Altitude/Height

OM = Outer Marker

PAR = Precision Approach Radar

PDG = Procedure Design Gradient

PFAF = Precision Final Approach Fix

QFE = the Q-code for: Atmosheric pressure at a/d elevation (or at THR)

QNH = the Q-code for: Altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the :ground

RDH = Reference Datum Height for ILS

RNAV = Area Navigation (relates to ability navigate in theh space between VOR :stations)

RSR = En-route Surveillance Radar

RWY = Runway

SIGMET = Significant Meteorological Advisory

SOC = Start of Climb at Missed Approach

SID = Standard Instrument Departure

SR = Sunrise

SS = Sunset

STAR = Standard Terminal Arrival Route

TAA = Terminal Arrival Area

TAS = True airspeed

TCAS = Traffic Allert and Collision Avoidance System

TCH = Threshold Crossing Height

TERPS = Terminal Procedures

THR = RWY Threshold

TOW = Take-off weight

TP = Turning Point at Missed Approach

TRA = Temporary Reserved Airspace

TRACON = Terminal Radar Approach Control

TWR = Tower

UHF = Ultra High Frequeny

UIR = Upper Information Region

VDP = Visual Descent Point

VFR = Visual flight rules

VHF = Very High Frequency

Vmo = Maximum Operating Speed

VNAV = Vertical Navigation

VOR = VHF omnidirectional range

XMIT = Transmit

XPDR = Transponder

XPNDR = Transponder

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D-VOR/DME ground station Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) is a transponder-based radio navigation technology that measures distance by timing the propagation delay of UHF radio signals. ... Dead reckoning is the process of estimating a global position of a vehicle by advancing a known position using course, speed, time and distance to be traveled. ... Equivalent airspeed (EAS) is the airspeed which represents the same dynamic pressure at altitude that would be generated by flying at the corresponding true airspeed (TAS) at sea level. ... An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ... A crew comprises a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchical organization. ... 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A Flight Information Region (FIR) is an airspace with specific dimensions, in which an information service and an alert service are provided. ... In aviation, a flight level is the nominal altitude of an aircraft referenced to a standard pressure datum, as opposed to the real altitude above mean sea level. ... Look up system in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) is major full-service Toronto-based Canadian law firm. ... An illustration of a modern personal computer. ... A board may be a: piece of lumber (or other rigid material made of wood), milled or sawn flat surfboard, skateboard, or snowboard (often made of fibreglass) commission or committee, such as an executive board of directors or a (sometimes rather supervisory) board of governors bulletin board system or other... 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In telecommunication, the term transponder (sometimes abbreviated to XPDR or TPDR) has the following meanings: An automatic device that receives, amplifies, and retransmits a signal on a different frequency (see also broadcast translator). ... In telecommunication, the term transponder (sometimes abbreviated to XPDR or TPDR) has the following meanings: An automatic device that receives, amplifies, and retransmits a signal on a different frequency (see also broadcast translator). ...

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• Aerospace acronyms Terms and Glossary
• Aviada Terminaro, verkita de Gilbert R. LEDON, 286 pagxoj.