A airbus
ACM air cycle machine
AGL above ground level
APU auxiliary power unit
ASA autoland annunciator status
ATC air traffic control
ATIS automatic terminal information service
ATP airline transport pilot
B Boeing
CAT clear air turbulence
CG center of gravity
DII decision height
DME distance measuring equipment
DOT Department of Transportation
EDC expect departure clearance
EGT exhaust gas temperature
EICAS engine indicating and crew alert system
EPR engine pressure ratio
ETA estimated time of arrival
ETD estimated time of departure
FAA
FAR
FL
FMS
FPM
g
GMT
GPWS
GS
Gyro
HMG HSI
hz
IAS
IFR
ILS
INS
IRS
KIAS
LAT
Lbs
LLWAS
LONG
LOC
MCP
MD
MDA
MEL
mph
MSL |
Federal Aviation Administration Federal
Aviation Regulations
flight level
flight management system
feet
per minute
hydraulic motor driven generator horizontal situation indicator
hertz (cycles per second)
indicated airspeed instrument flight rules instrument landing
system inertial navigation system inertial reference system
knots indicated airspeed
latitude
pounds
low level windshear alert system longitude
localizer
mode control panel (autopilot) McDonnell Douglas minimum descent
altitude minimum equipment list miles per hour
mean sea level
gravity
Greenwich Mean Time ground proximity warning system ground speed
or glide slope gyroscope |
N-1
N-2
NM
NOTAM
NTSB
NWS
OAT
PCA
IREP
psi
Radar
RAT
rpm
RVR
SAT
SID
SIGMET
SL
STAR
TACAN
TAS
TAT
TCA
V-1
V-R
V-2
V-MO
VASI
VHF
VOR |
engine rpm at a specific location engine
rpm at a second specific
location nautical miles notices to airmen
National Transportation Safety Board
National Weather Service
outside air temperature
radio detection and ranging ram air turbine revolutions per
minute runway visual range
static air temperature standard instrument departure significant
meteorological information sea level
standard terminal arrival route
UHF tactical air navigation aid true airspeed
total air temperature terminal control area
velocity 1 accelerate-stop speed velocity of rotation velocity
2 loss of engine climb speed velocity maximum operating
(never-exceed speed) visual approach slope indicator very high
frequency VHF omnidirectional radio range
navaid
positive control area pilot report pounds per square inch |
VORTAC combined VOR and TACAN station
VSI vertical speed indicator
WX weather
Z Greenwich Mean Time (zulu time)
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